| Dhakshinkhan Thana | |
| Settlement Type: | Thana |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dhakshinkhan within Dhaka##Location of Dhakshinkhan within Dhaka Division##Location of Dhakshinkhan within Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Dhakshinkhan Thana |
| Coordinates: | 23.8744°N 90.4165°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
| Subdivision Type3: | municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dhaka Metropolitan Police North |
| Area Total Ha: | 11.08 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 396,937 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | 23098 |
| Timezone1: | BST |
| Utc Offset1: | +6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1230 |
| Area Code: | 02[2] |
Dhakshinkhan Thana is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh.[3] [4] [5]
Dakshinkhan Thana was established in 2006. It is named after the erstwhile Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad.
Gazipur Sadar Upazila is situated to the north of Dakshinkhan Thana, Khilkhet Thana to the south, Uttar Khan Thana to the east and Bimanbandar Thana to the west.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dakshinkhan Thana had 61,310 households with average household size of 3.99 and a population of 255,931. Males constituted 53.36% (136,572) of the population while females 46.64% (119,359). Dakshinkhan Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 114.There were 218 floating people in this jurisdiction. [7]
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.57% (249,718), Hindu 2.14% (5,484), Christian 0.23% (588), Buddhist 0.03% (80), and others 0.02% (61). The ethnic minority people living there were 236 persons in total.