Kalabagan () is a

Thana Thana means " station" or "place" in South Asian countries. The word ''thana'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sthana'' or "sthanak", meaning "place" or "stand", which was anglicized as ''thana'' by the British. * Thanas of Bangladesh, forme ...

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, adjacent to

Dhanmondi Dhanmondi () is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a Thanas of Bangladesh, thana (police jurisdiction) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founding president, ...

and

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Geography

Kalabagan is bounded by Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana and

Tejgaon Thana Tejgaon () is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital. In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created out of the former larger a ...

on the north, New Market Thana on the south,

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on the east and

Dhanmondi Thana Dhanmondi () is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana (police jurisdiction) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

on the west. The thana has an area of 1.26 km².

Demographics

According to the

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, Kalabagan Thana had 20,672 households with average household size of 4.86 and a population of 118,660. Males constituted 57.11% (67,762) of the population while females 42.89% (50,898). Kalabagan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 82.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 133.There were 720 floating people in this jurisdiction. The religious breakdown was

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94.49% (112,122),

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4. 84% (5,740), Christian 0.47% (554),

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0.16% (184), and others 0.05% (60). The ethnic minority people living there were 237 persons in total.

Education

There are many educational institutions located in Kalabagan Thana like Hamdard Public College and Dhaka Public College.

Establishments

* Kalabagan Cricket Academy * Kala Bagan Krira Chakra

References

Thanas of Dhaka {{Dhaka-geo-stub