Kotwali Thana (Khulna)
Kotwali Thana
কোতোয়ালি থানা খুলনা সদর | |
|---|---|
  Kotwali Thana Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°34′E / 22.8083°N 89.567°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Khulna District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 248,220 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (68,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9000[2] |
| Area code | 041[3] |
| Website | bangladesh |
Kotwali Thana (Bengali: কোতোয়ালি থানা) is a thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is also known as Khulna Sadar. It is the most densely populated subdistrict in the division.
Geography
[edit]Kotwali Thana is located at 22°48′30″N 89°34′00″E / 22.8083°N 89.5667°E. It has 36895 households and total area 9.45 km2.[4]
Demographics
[edit]At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotwali Thana had a population of 191,910, of whom 111,725 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 54.87% of the population, and females 45.13%. It had an average literacy rate of 59.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5] At the 2001 census it had a population of 250,651, and at the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 224,444.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Shah Siddiq (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Administrative Division". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
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