Kotwali Thana (Khulna) Explained

Official Name:Kotwali Thana
Native Name:কোতোয়ালি থানা
খুলনা সদর
Settlement Type:Metropolitan Thana
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Khulna Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khulna District
Population Total:224444
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:9.45
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:22°N 89°W

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

Kotwali Thana is located at 22.8083°N 89.5667°W. It has 36895 households and total area 9.45 km2.[1]

Demographics

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%.[2] At the 2001 census it had a population of 250,651, and at the 2011 census, 224,444.[3]

See also

References

  1. Book: Shah Siddiq. Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan). http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kotwali_Thana_(Khulna_Metropolitan). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  2. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  3. Web site: Bangladesh: Administrative Division . 2014-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620021057/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php . 2015-06-20 . dead .