Badda Thana

"Badda" redirects here. For the village in Chittagong, see Badda, Chittagong Division.
Badda
বাড্ডা
Thana
Badda

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°47.2′N 90°25.5′E / 23.7867°N 90.4250°E / 23.7867; 90.4250Coordinates: 23°47.2′N 90°25.5′E / 23.7867°N 90.4250°E / 23.7867; 90.4250
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Area
  Total 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 157,924
  Density 9,411/km2 (24,370/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
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 from parts in December 1998 from parts of Cantonment Thana and Gulshan Thana.[1]

Geography

Badda is located at 23°47′10″N 90°25′30″E / 23.786111°N 90.425°E / 23.786111; 90.425. Its total area is 16.78 km².

Demographics

This Badda has a population of 157924. 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.

Administration

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

Suburbs That Falls under Badda Thana

Education

According to Banglapedia, Badda Alatunnessa Higher Secondary School, and Cambrian School and College, founded 2004, are notable higher secondary schools.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Badda Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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