Mirpur Thana

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Coordinates: 23.8042° N 90.3667° E

Mirpur Thana
Skyline of Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Grameen Bank Head office is located in Mirpur thana under sector 2.

Mirpur
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Dhaka District
Coordinates 23.8042° N 90.3667° E
Area 58.66 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
641630
 - 10938/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Mirpur Thana

Mirpur (Bengali: মিরপুর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul and Pallabi thanas to the east - to the west it is bounded by Savar Upazila.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Mirpur is located at 23.8042° N 90.3667° E. It has 120329 units of house hold and total area 58.66 km².

Panoramic view of Mirpur
Panoramic view of Mirpur

[edit] Demographics

According to the 1991 census of Bangladesh, Mirpur had a population of 641,630, of which males constitute 54.15% and females 45.85%. [2] 360,210 were over the age of 18, and the average literacy rate was 59.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Recently Mirpur Thana has been divided into other three thanas named as Shah Ali,Pallabi and Kafrul.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mirpur Thana - Banglapedia
  2. ^ 1991 Census of Bangladesh
  3. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.