Jatrabari Thana
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Jatrabari Thana
যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা | |
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| Coordinates: 23°42′38″N 90°26′08″E / 23.7105°N 90.4355°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Established as Thana | 2007 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 492,166 |
| • Density | 33,632/km2 (87,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1236[3] |
| Area code | 02[4] |
Jatrabari Thana (Bengali: যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা) is a Metropolitan thana and Neighbourhood within the megacity of Dhaka in central Bangladesh. It is known for its steel furniture industry.[5]
Administration
[edit]Jatrabari Thana consists of parts of Matuail and Ward 87 in addition to Ward 84, Ward 85 and Ward 86 of Dhaka South City Corporation. It contains 17 mouzas and mahallas.
Geography
[edit](Dhaka metropolitan; Postal code: 1204) area 13.19 square kilometres (5.09 sq mi), located in between 23°42' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°22' east longitudes, at the starting point of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is bounded by Sabujbagh and Demra thanas on the north, Kadamtali and Shyampur thanas on the south, Demra thana on the east, Gandaria and Sutrapur thanas on the west.[6]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jatrabari Thana had 125,517 households and a population of 492,180. 8.10% of the
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population were under 5 years of age. Jatrabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.91%: 84.75% for males and 82.89% for females, and a sex ratio of 119.99 males for every 100 females.[7]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jatrabari Thana had 96,453 households with an average household size of 4.29 and a population of 443,601. Males constituted 55.27% (245,176) of the population, while females constituted 44.73% (198,425). Jatrabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 124. There were 965 floating people in this jurisdiction.[8]
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.17% (431,037), Hindu 2.68% (11,891), Christian 0.14% (612), Buddhist 0.01% (37), and others 0.01% (24). The ethnic minority people living there were 102 persons in total.
Education
[edit]Jatrabari thana is famous for educational institutions like A. K. High School and College, Jatrabari Ideal School and College, Dania College, and Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. There is also the Jamia Muhammadia Arabia, which is in northern Jatrabari and is one of the largest Ahl-i Hadith madrasa in the country.[9]
Facilities
[edit]There are numerous mosques in Jatrabari Thana, most notably Babar Mosque, Dhalpur Zakarin Jame Mosque, Baytul Aman, Dhalpur Narikel Bagan Jame Mosque.
References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024.[dead link]
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Faroqi, Gofran (2012). "Furniture". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ Akhter, Shamima (2012). "Jatrabari Thana". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. pp. xiv, 54. ISBN 978-984-475-286-3.
- ^ "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (2012). "Madrasah". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 April 2026.