Mirpur Thana
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| Mirpur Thana | |
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  Mirpur
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| Division_name - District |
Dhaka Division - Dhaka District |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 58.66 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density |
641630 - 10938/km² |
| Maplink: Official Map of the Mirpur Thana | |
Mirpur (Bengali: মিরপুর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul and Pallabi thanas to the east - to the west it is bounded by Savar Upazila.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Mirpur is located at . It has 120329 units of house hold and total area 58.66 km².
[edit] Demographics
According to the 1991 census of Bangladesh, Mirpur had a population of 641,630, of which males constitute 54.15% and females 45.85%. [2] 360,210 were over the age of 18, and the average literacy rate was 59.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Recently Mirpur Thana has been divided into other three thanas named as Shah Ali,Pallabi and Kafrul.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mirpur Thana - Banglapedia
- ^ 1991 Census of Bangladesh
- ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
