Demra Thana Explained

Official Name:Demra Thana
Native Name:ডেমরা থানা
Settlement Type:Thana
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dhaka District
Population Total:278,830
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:11709
Area Total Km2:22.4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:23
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:23°N 90°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1360[3]
Area Code:02[4]

Demra (bn|ডেমরা) is a (metropolitan) Thana of Dhaka city, The capital of Bangladesh. It consists of Ward No 64, 65(part),66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 of Dhaka South City Corporation. Demra is Situated in The Eastern Border area of Dhaka City.

History

Demra thana was established in 1973. The thana consists of 6 words & 19 mouzas.

Geography

Demra Thana is located at 23.7083°N 90.4417°W. It has 102757 units of household and total area 22.4 km2 [2011].[5]

It is bounded by khilgaon and sabujbagh thanas on the north, Sampur thana and Narayanganj sadar upazila on the south, Rupganj upazila on the east, Kadamtali And jatrabari thanas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Demra Thana had 51,645 households with average household size of 4.23 and a population of 226,679. Males constituted 53.73% (121,805) of the population while females 46.27% (104,874). Demra Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 116.There were 21 floating people in this jurisdiction. [6]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.39% (220,753), Hindu 2.58% (5,838), Christian 0.02% (41), Buddhist 0.01% (34), and others 0.01% (13). The ethnic minority people living there were 87 persons in total.

Parliament's constituency

Demra is a part of Dhaka-5 parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 300 constituencies of the National Assembly of Bangladesh. It is the 178th seat of the Jatiya Sangsad in the Dhaka district.

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 386.
  2. Web site: Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh . DATEANDTIME.INFO. 7 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 19 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  5. Book: Rahman, Md. Mohibur . 2012. Demra Thana. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Demra_Thana. Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Dhaka district . bbs.gov.bd.