Cantonment Thana

Cantonment
ক্যান্টনমেন্ট
—  Thana  —
Cantonment
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Area
 • Total 29.94 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 117,464
 • Density 3,923/km2 (10,160.5/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of the Cantonment Thana

Cantonment (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট), popularly called Dhaka Cantonment, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the seat of the Army Headquarter, Naval Headquarter and the Air Force Headquarter, as well as other important military establishments.

Authorisation is required to enter the cantonment, with gates on the roads at most entries. Due to this, the cantonment is one of the quietest places in Dhaka, with little traffic or commotion.

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Geography

Cantonment is located at . It has 36540 units of house hold and total area 29.94 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Cantonment has a population of 117,464.[1] Males constitute are 55.53% of the population, and females 44.47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109817. Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 68% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh - Dhaka Statistical Metropolitan Area". http://www.citypopulation.de/Bangladesh-Dhaka.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.