Cantonment Thana

Not to be confused with Dhaka cantonment, one of several military establishments in Dhaka, headquarters of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Cantonment ক্যান্টনমেন্ট
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Cantonment Thana
Cantonment Location in Dhaka
Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	14.47 km^2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	135,785
• Density	9,113/km^2 (23,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1206[3]
Area code	02[4]
Website	bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/CantonmentT.gif

Cantonment Thana (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট) is a Thana of Dhaka district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,^{[citation needed]} Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.^[5]

Geography

Cantonment is located at 23.8222°N 90.4083°E / 23.8222; 90.4083. It has 36540 units of household^{[citation needed]} and total area 14.47 km².^[5]

Demographics

Religions in Cantonment Thana (2011)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.00%
Hinduism			1.40%
Other or not stated			0.60%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cantonment Thana had 25,198 households with an average household size of 4.42 and a population of 131,864. Males constituted 57.03% (75,201) of the population while females 42.97% (56,663). Cantonment Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 84.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 133.There were 264 floating people in this jurisdiction. ^[7]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 98.00% (129,230), Hindu 1.40% (1,844), Christian 0.39% (515), Buddhist 0.17% (219), and others 0.04% (56). The ethnic minority people living there were 144 persons in total.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
3. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024.
4. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
5. Ahmed, Syed Shabbir (2012). "Cantonment Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.