Kamrangirchar
কামরাঙ্গীরচর
Thana
Kamrangirchar is located in Bangladesh
Kamrangirchar
Kamrangirchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42.9′N 90°22.4′E / 23.7150°N 90.3733°E / 23.7150; 90.3733
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established30 August 2009
Area
 • Total3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total372,287
 • Density102,558/km2 (265,620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekamrangirchar.com

Kamrangirchar (Bengali: কামরাঙ্গীরচর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kamrangirchar is located at 23°42′55″N 90°22′25″E / 23.715278°N 90.373611°E / 23.715278; 90.373611. Its total area is 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi).

Demographics

This Kamrangirchar has an official population of 372287. Males constitute 53.5% of the population, and females 46.5%. Kamrangirchar has an average literacy rate of 72.92%.

Trivia

  • A 2006 survey[1] of slums in Bangladesh found that the single largest concentration of slums in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area was in Kamrangirchar, and reported that of the (approx) 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Measure Evaluation / NIPORT (2006) Slums of urban Bangladesh: mapping and census, 2005. Centre for Urban Studies / Measure Evaluation / National Institute of Population Research and Training. Accessed 9 June 2007


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