Gendaria Thana Explained

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.

Demographics

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.

Educational institutions

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 386.
  2. Web site: Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh . DATEANDTIME.INFO. 7 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 19 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  5. Book: Md Tuhin Molla . Dhaka District . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhaka_District . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Dhaka district . bbs.gov.bd.
  7. Web site: List of Degree Colleges (Honors) . . Ministry of Education . June 17, 2017.
  8. Book: Nahar, Shamsun . 2012 . Gandaria Thana . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Gandaria_Thana . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. Web site: List of Fazil Madrasas . . Ministry of Education . June 17, 2017.
  10. Web site: List of Kamil Madrasas . . Ministry of Education . June 17, 2017.