Kotwali Thana, Rangpur

Kotwali Thana
কোতোয়ালী থানা
Kotwali Thana
Location in Bangladesh
Kotwali Thana
Kotwali Thana (Rangpur division)
Coordinates: 25°44′51″N 89°14′52″E / 25.7474777°N 89.247805°E / 25.7474777; 89.247805
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictRangpur District
Established1877
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
348,129
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5400
Area code0521[1]
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rangpur/kotwali.gif

Kotwali Thana is a metropolitan police station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police that was established in 1877.[2]

Demographics

Religions in Kotwali Thana (2022)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
93.68%
Hinduism
6.23%
Other or not stated
0.09%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kotwali Thana had 84,003 households and a population of 348,129. 7.45% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kotwali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 87.06%: 89.05% for males and 84.97% for females, and a sex ratio of 104.65 males for every 100 females.[3]

Administration

Rangpur City Corporation ward 13-28 and some unions from Rangpur Sadar Upazila and Badarganj Upazila fall under this thana.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Kotwali Thana". RPMP. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-261-0.
  4. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Rangpur Sadar Upazila". 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 March 2026.