Official Name: | Sutrapur Thana |
Native Name: | সূত্রাপুর থানা |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Thana |
Established Title: | Established as a thana |
Established Date: | 1976 |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sutrapur Thana within Dhaka##Location of Sutrapur Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Sutrapur Thana within Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Sutrapur Thana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
Population Total: | 211210 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 101543 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.08 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23.7064°N 90.4165°W |
Sutrapur (Bengali: সূত্রাপুর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sutrapur is bounded by Paltan Thana, Motijheel Thana and Sabujbagh Thana on the north, Keraniganj Upazila on the south, Sabujbagh Thana, Jatrabari Thana and Gendaria Thana on the east and Kotwali Thana and Bangshal Thana on the west. It has a total area of 2.08km2.[3]
According to 2011 census, Sutrapur Thana has a population of 211,210 with average household size of 4.9 members, and an average literacy rate of 79.9% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[1]
Sutrapur houses some of the oldest businesses in the city. Call Ready began in 1948 as Arju Light House, a small business that rented out lights and phonographs for events. They soon branched out into microphones and loudspeakers, supplying them for many historic political meetings and rallies. As of 2017, they still have a storefront in Lakshmibazar.[4]
Sutrapur is home to some of the old and renowned schools, like Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, St Gregory's High School, Mitali Bidyapith High School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Muslim Government High School, and Pogose School, Dhaka.