Hazaribagh_Thana

Hazaribagh Thana

Hazaribagh Thana

Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Not to be confused with Hazaribagh.

Hazaribagh (Bengali: হাজারীবাগ) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hazaribagh is part of Old Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 95% of Bangladesh's tanneries, which is where animal skins are processed to make leather, were located in or around Hazaribagh before they moved to Hemayatpur, Savar. In Hazaribagh, traditional establishments, culture, language and food can be found in daily life practices. Owing to its location near Buriganga River, Hazaribagh shares significant history as well. It is one of the most densely populated places on earth, though it is criticised for its low living standards.

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Geography

Total area of Hazaribagh Thana is 3.58 km2.

Demographics

This Hazaribagh has a population of 75,458. Males constitute 58.67% of the population, and females 41.33%. Hazaribagh has an average literacy rate of 53.67%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Hazaribagh has 3 Unions/Wards, 15 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 1 village.

Hazaribag Girls' School and College (1971)

  • Moneshwar Government Primary School (1964) [4]
  • Mukulika High School (1981)[5]
  • Shahid Sheikh Rasel Government High School (2011)[6]
  • Saleha School And College
  • Gojmohal Tannery High School (1988)
  • Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka . This is an Institute of the Dhaka University since 2011, It has contain 3 department of Unit-A of Dhaka University.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. [2]
    Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Banglapedia". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2007.
  4. [4]
    সাধারণ তথ্য [General Information]. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    সাধারণ তথ্য [General Information]. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. [6]
    সাধারণ তথ্য [General Information]. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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