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Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E

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Cantonment ক্যান্টনমেন্ট
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Cantonment Thana
Cantonment Location in Dhaka
Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E / 23.8217; 90.4083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	14.47 km² (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2022)^[2]
• Total	135,785
• Density	9,113/km² (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°49′20″N 90°24′30″E / 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.

References

^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
^ "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.
^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ahmed, Syed Shabbir (2012). "Cantonment Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.

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