Dakshinkhan
Dakshinkhan
দক্ষিনখান | |
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Dakshinkhan Location of Dakshinkhan in Dhaka#Location of Bangladesh in Dhaka division Dakshinkhan Dakshinkhan (Dhaka division) | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′N 90°27′E / 23.883°N 90.450°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Body | Dhaka North |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 666,000 |
| • Density | 43,302/km2 (112,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 1230 |
| Area code | 02[1] |
Dakshinkhan (Bengali: দক্ষিণখান, romanized: Dokkhinkhan) is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was an union parishad of Dhaka District, which was merged into Dhaka North City Corporation in 2016, and is now a Thana. It is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet on the south, Uttarkhan on the east and Uttara and Shahjalal International Airport on the west.
History
Dakhkhinkhan Thana was formed in 2006. The thana was named after Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad.[2] Later, in 2015, a decision was made to merge it with the Dhaka North City Corporation.[3] It was dissolved in 2016 after it was integrated into Dhaka North City Corporation.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dakkhinkhan Thana had 108,255 households and a population of 396,942. 8.31% of the population were under 5 years of age. Dakkhinkhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 87.19%: 88.78% for males and 85.35% for females, and a sex ratio of 115.36 males for every 100 females.[5]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Alam, Sharif Khurshid (2012). "Dakshinkhan Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "ঢাকা সিটিতে একীভূত হচ্ছে আশপাশের ১৬ ইউনিয়ন". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015.
- ^ "আট বছর পরেও তলিয়ে, নিস্তার কবে দক্ষিণখানের?". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 4 July 2024.
- ^ 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.