Kamrangirchar Thana

Kamrangirchar কামরাঙ্গিরচর
Thana
Kamrangirchar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42.9′N 90°22.4′E / 23.7150°N 90.3733°ECoordinates: 23°42.9′N 90°22.4′E / 23.7150°N 90.3733°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	2.87 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	25,827
• Density	8,999/km^2 (23,310/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of the Kamrangichar Thana

Kamrangirchar (Bengali: কামরাঙ্গিরচর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kamrangirchar is located at 23°42′55″N 90°22′25″E / 23.715278°N 90.373611°E. Its total area is 2.87 km².

Demographics

This Kamrangirchar has a population of 25,827. Males constitute 57.8% of the population, and females 42.2%. Kamrangirchar has an average literacy rate of 28.56%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Kamrangir Char

Kamrangirchar has city corporation (south)/3 Wards - 55, 56, 57 and 1 police station.

Trivia

• A 2006 survey^[2] of slums in Bangladesh found that the single largest concentration of slums in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area was in Kamrangir Char, and reported that of the (approx) 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Banglapedia". Retrieved February 17, 2007.
2. Measure Evaluation / NIPORT (2006) Slums of urban Bangladesh: mapping and census, 2005. Centre for Urban Studies / Measure Evaluation / National Institute of Population Research and Training. Accessed 9 June 2007