Badda Thana

Badda

বাড্ডা
Badda বাড্ডা
Thana
	South Badda overlooking Gulshan lake (2017)
	Expandable map of vicinity of Badda Thana
	Badda Location of Badda within Dhaka Badda Location of Badda within Dhaka Division Badda Location of Badda within Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 23°46.3′N 90°25.6′E / 23.7717°N 90.4267°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	536,621
• Density	31,980/km2 (82,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of the Badda Thana

Badda (Bengali: বাড্ডা) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in December 1998 from parts of Cantonment Thana and Gulshan Thana.^[3] Badda is adjacent to Rampura, Gulshan and Baridhara Thanas.

Geography[edit]

Badda thana is located at 23°46′18″N 90°25′39″E / 23.77159°N 90.42741°E / 23.77159; 90.42741. Its total area is 16.78 km² (6.48 sq mi).

Demographics[edit]

This Badda has a population of 1,57,925. Males constitute 55.68% of the population, and females 44.32%. Badda has an average literacy rate of 58.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.^{[citation needed]}

Administration[edit]

Badda has 2+4 Unions/Wards, 16+14 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 0 villages.

Suburbs under Badda Thana[edit]

Banasree
North Badda
Middle Badda
South Badda
Merul Badda
Badda DIT Project
Aftabnagar
Satarkul
Beraid

Education[edit]

According to Banglapedia, Badda Alatunnessa Higher Secondary School, Satarkul School and College, and Cambrian School and College, founded 2004, are notable higher secondary schools.^[3] And notable primary schools include Siraj Mia Memorial Model School. Badda thana has dozens of private kinder garden schools, few law schools, and several government primary schools. The area, especially DIT Project, is known for peaceful residential environment. Now there are a few private universities built in Badda. Like BRAC University & United International University.

References[edit]

^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Badda Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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[Elevation_of_Dhaka-1] "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[census2011-2] Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[Banglapedia-3] Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Badda Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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