| Official Name: | Khilkhet Thana |
| Native Name: | খিলক্ষেত থানা |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Settlement Type: | Thana |
| Established Title: | Established as a thana |
| Established Date: | 2005 |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Khilkhet Thana within Dhaka##Location of Khilkhet Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Khilkhet Thana within Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Khilkhet Thana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
| Population Total: | 130053 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 8190 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.88 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 23.8311°N 90.4243°W |
| Area Code: | 1214[3] |
Khilkhet Thana (Bengali: খিলক্ষেত থানা) is a thana (sub-district) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was created in 2005.
Khilkhet Thana has a total area of . It is bounded on the east by the Turag River (across which lies Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj District). It borders Dhakshinkhan and Uttar Khan thanas to the north, Badda Thana to the south, Cantonment Thana to the west, and Bimanbandar Thana to the northwest. Nearest residential area of Khilkhet thana building is Nikunja-1 and Nikunja-2.
Administration of Khilkhet Thana was established on 27 June in 2005 [4] that consists of south parts of Badda thana. Before, this area was under the administration of Badda thana.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khilkhet Thana had 31,141 households and a population of 130,053, all of whom lived in urban areas. 8.6% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 73.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5]
Khilkhet Thana consists of part of Dhaka North City Corporation Ward No. 17, part of Dakshinkhan Union, and [Dumni Union].
See also: Education in Bangladesh. American International University-Bangladesh is located in this thana. There are two colleges in this thana. They are: Amirjan College located at Dumni,[6] and Kurmitola High School and College, located at Khilkhet.
Kurmitola High School and College, popularly known as Khilkhet High School is the epicenter of modern education in these entire area which was established in 1948, while Amirjan College was established in 2012.
There are a number of schools in this thana. According to Dhaka Education Board institute website[7] this thana has six high schools: Amirjan High School, Jan-E-Alam Sarker High School, Barua Alauddin Dewan High School, Dumni High School,Talna Ruhul Amin Khan High School And Jahid ikbal High School.
According to the information of Banglapedia, there are 67 mosques and 3 temples. Notable ones are: Dumni Nama Para Jame Masjid, Dumni Bazar Jame Masjid, Dumni Kali Mondir, Barua Shah Jame Masjid, Nikunja-2 central Jame Masjid.