Demra Thana

"Demra" redirects here. For the massacre in Pabna, Bangladesh, see Demra massacre.
Demra
ডেমরা
Thana
Demra

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°42.5′N 90°26.5′E / 23.7083°N 90.4417°E / 23.7083; 90.4417Coordinates: 23°42.5′N 90°26.5′E / 23.7083°N 90.4417°E / 23.7083; 90.4417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Area
 • Total 19.36 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 23 m (75 ft)
Population (1991)
 • Total 521,160
 • Density 11,007/km2 (28,510/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/DemraT.gif

Demra (Bengali: ডেমরা) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Demra is located at 23°42′30″N 90°26′30″E / 23.7083°N 90.4417°E / 23.7083; 90.4417. It has 102757 units of household and total area 19.36 km².[2]

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Demra had a population of 521,160, of whome 290,981 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 56.42% of the population, and females 43.58%. Demra had an average literacy rate of 52.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Rahman, Md. Mohibur (2012). "Demra Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2006-11-10.


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