Lalbagh Thana

Lalbagh Thana
লালবাগ থানা
Lalbagh Thana
Interactive map of Lalbagh Thana
Lalbagh Thana
Location of Lalbagh Thana within Dhaka
Lalbagh Thana
Location of Lalbagh Thana within Dhaka Division
Lalbagh Thana
Location of Lalbagh Thana within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°43′11″N 90°23′23″E / 23.71984°N 90.38974°E / 23.71984; 90.38974
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established1900
Area
 • Total
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Population
 • Total
369,933
 • Density181,000/km2 (470,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1211
Area code02[3]

Lalbagh (Bengali: লালবাগ, lit.'Red garden') is a neighbourhood of the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Lalbagh Thana is bounded by New Market Thana on the north, Keraniganj Upazila on the south, Chawkbazar Thana and Shahbagh on the east and Hazaribagh Thana and Keraniganj Upazila on the west. The thana occupies an area of 2.04 square km.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Lalbag Thana (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
94.68%
Hinduism
5.19%
Other or not stated
0.14%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lalbag Thana had 47,920 households and a population of 186,025. 6.94% of the population were under 5 years of age. Lalbag had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 87.57%: 88.34% for males and 86.76% for females, and a sex ratio of 104.14 males for every 100 females.[5]

According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Lalbagh Thana has a population of 369,933 with average household size of 4.4 members, and an average literacy rate of 66.1% vs national average of 51.8%.[6]

Banks

Almost every bank operating in the country has an outlet in Lalbagh.

Markets

Lalbagh Police Station is located at Road No. 17, Shahid Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Syed Shabbir Ahmed (2012). "Lalbagh Thana". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.