Motijheel Thana

This article is about a district in Bangladesh. For other uses, see Motijheel.
Motijheel
মতিঝিল
Thana

Shapla Square monument – a prominent landmark in Motijheel
Motijheel

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°44′N 90°25.1′E / 23.733°N 90.4183°ECoordinates: 23°44′N 90°25.1′E / 23.733°N 90.4183°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Area
  Total 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 223,676
  Density 47,692/km2 (123,520/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of the Motijheel Thana

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

Geography

Motijheel is located at 23°44′00″N 90°25′05″E / 23.7333°N 90.4181°E . It has 36059 units of house hold and total area 4.69 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Motijheel had a population of 223676, of whom 143,497 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.45% of the population, and females 40.55%. Motijheel had an average literacy rate of 70.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.