Sutrapur Thana

Sutrapur
সুত্রাপুর
Thana
Sutrapur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°42′N 90°25.2′E / 23.700°N 90.4200°E / 23.700; 90.4200Coordinates: 23°42′N 90°25.2′E / 23.700°N 90.4200°E / 23.700; 90.4200
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Area
  Total 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 307,483
  Density 70,202/km2 (181,820/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/SutrapurT.gif

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

Geography

Sutrapur is located at 23°42′00″N 90°25′15″E / 23.7000°N 90.4208°E / 23.7000; 90.4208 . It has 49,286 households and total area 4.38 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sutrapur had a population of 307,483, of whom 186,619 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 57.33% of the population, and females 42.67%. Sutrapur had an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), twice as high as the national average of 32.4%.[1]

Education

Sutrapur is home to some of the old and renowned schools, like Govt.Shahid Sohrawardi College, Saint Gregory High School Dhaka, Dhaka Collegiate School, Muslim Government High School, and Pogose School, Dhaka.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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