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Thana in Khulna City Corporation, Bangladesh For the Indian village, see Sahazalalpur. For places with similar names, see Kotwali Thana (disambiguation). Metropolitan Thana in Khulna Division, Bangladesh
Kotwali Thana কোতোয়ালি থানা
খুলনা সদর
Metropolitan Thana
Kotwali Thana is located in BangladeshKotwali ThanaKotwali ThanaLocation in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°34′E / 22.8083°N 89.567°E / 22.8083; 89.567
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKhulna District
Area
 • Total9.45 km (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 • Total248,220
 • Density26,000/km (68,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code9000
Area code041
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/KhulnaKotwaliT.gif

Kotwali Thana (Bengali: কোতোয়ালি থানা) is a thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is also known as Khulna Sadar. It is the most densely populated subdistrict in the division.

Geography

Kotwali Thana is located at 22°48′30″N 89°34′00″E / 22.8083°N 89.5667°E / 22.8083; 89.5667. It has 36895 households and total area 9.45 km.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotwali Thana had a population of 191,910, of whom 111,725 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 54.87% of the population, and females 45.13%. It had an average literacy rate of 59.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. At the 2001 census it had a population of 250,651, and at the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 224,444.

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. "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. 21 October 2024.
  3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. Shah Siddiq (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. "Bangladesh: Administrative Division". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.


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