Official Name: | Gendaria Thana |
Native Name: | গেন্ডারিয়া থানা |
Settlement Type: | Thana |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gendaria Thana within Dhaka##Location of Gendaria Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Gendaria Thana within Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Gendaria Thana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
Population Total: | 140,291 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 75257 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.83 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23.6995°N 90.4212°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1204[3] |
Area Code: | 02[4] |
Gendaria (bn|গেন্ডারিয়া) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its area is .[5] The name is a portmanteau of original name Grand Area, still found in deeds prior to 1950s.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gendaria Thana had 27,887 households with average household size of 4.48 and a population of 137,721. Males constituted 55.51% (76,446) of the population while females 44.49% (61,275). Gendaria Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 125.There were 585 floating people in this jurisdiction. [6]
The religious breakdown was Muslim 89.71% (123,550), Hindu 9.96% (13,719), Christian 0.31% (428), Buddhist 0.01% (20), and others 0.00% (4). The ethnic minority people living there were 110 persons in total.
See also: Education in Bangladesh. The only college in the upazila is Fazlul Hoq Mohila College, an honors level one.[7]
According to Banglapedia, Bangladesh Bank Ideal High School, Gandaria High School, Moniza Rahman Girls' High School, and Narinda Government High School are notable secondary schools.[8]
The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.[9] [10]