Official Name: | Uttar Khan Thana |
Native Name: | উত্তরখান থানা |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Thana |
Established Date: | 1900 |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Uttar Khan Thana within Dhaka##Location of Uttar Khan Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Uttar Khan Thana within Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Uttar Khan Thana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
Population Total: | 126,149 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 3929 |
Area Total Km2: | 20.09 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23.8811°N 90.4386°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1230 |
Area Code: | 02[3] |
Uttar Khan is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The thana is bounded by Tongi Khal (canal) and Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet Thana and Dhakshinkhan Thana on the south, Balu River and Kaliganj on the east and Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Dhakshinkhan Thana on the west. Its area is 20.09 km2.[4] It is bounded by Tongi Khal (canal) and Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet and Dakshinkhan thanas on the south, Balu River and Kaliganj (Gazipur) upazila on the east, Gazipur Sadar upazila and Daskhinkhan thanas on the west.[5]
According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Uttar Khan Thana has a population of 78,933 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 68.8% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[6]