Jatrabari Thana (Bengali: যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা) is a metropolitan thana within the megacity of Dhaka in central Bangladesh. It is known for its steel furniture industry.[5]
(Dhaka metropolitan; Postal code: 1204) area 13.19 square kilometres (5.09 sq mi), located in between 23°42' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°22' east longitudes, at the starting point of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is bounded by sabujbagh and Demra thanas on the north, Kadamtali and shyampur thanas on the south, Demra thana on the east, Gandaria and sutrapur thanas on the west.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jatrabari Thana had 96,453 households with an average household size of 4.29 and a population of 443,601. Males constituted 55.27% (245,176) of the population while females 44.73% (198,425). Jatrabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 124.There were 965 floating people in this jurisdiction. [8]
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.17% (431,037), Hindu 2.68% (11,891), Christian 0.14% (612), Buddhist 0.01% (37), and others 0.01% (24). The ethnic minority people living there were 102 persons in total.
^"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.
