Adabar

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 ...

is an administrative and geographic unit of

Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation () is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the northern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who pr ...

under the jurisdiction of

Dhaka District Dhaka District () is a Districts of Bangladesh, district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The area is located on the bank of

Buriganga river Buriganga (; ) is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka. It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country. Importance The Buriganga is economically very important to Dhaka. Launches a ...

and situated in the western part of

Dhaka City Dhaka ( or ; , ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the largest and most densely populated cities in the world with a density of about 34,000 citizens per square kilometers within a tot ...

. To the north, there is

Darus Salam Thana Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh. History During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bengali intellectuals were killed by Pakistan Army in this area. After the Independence of Bangladesh a memorial ...

, to the northern east, there is

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (; lit. ''City of the Lion of Bengal'') is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the home to the National Parliament and Ganabhab ...

, to the east and south, there is

Mohammadpur Thana Mohammadpur () is a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well. History Unlike some parts of Dhaka city, most parts of Mohammadpur wer ...

and to the west, there is

and

Savar Upazila Savar () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh and is located at a distance of about 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the northwest of Dhaka city. Savar is mostly famous for the National Martyrs' Memori ...

. The Thana came into existence on 27 June in 2007 by splitting up

. The area has 798 acres of land, which is 3.23 square kilometers.

Geography

Located in between 23°45' and 23°46' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°22' east longitudes, Adabar Thana is situated in the southwestern part of

near the

Buriganga River Buriganga (; ) is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka. It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country. Importance The Buriganga is economically very important to Dhaka. Launches a ...

. The thana shares its borders mostly with

and

. A small portion of the area near

Shyamoli Shyamoli () is a locality in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is to the northwest of Agargaon Agargaon is an administrative neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi city of Dhaka. Education Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School and Sher ...

touches

Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Thana Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (; lit. ''City of the Lion of Bengal'') is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the home to the National Parliament and Ganabhab ...

on the northeast side.

and

Keraniganj Upazila Keraniganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the ''paik-peyada'' and clerical staff (''kerani'') of the Nawab used to live on the other s ...

are just walking distances from the western side of the thana. The Thana area includes Mohammadia Housing Society, Pisciculture Housing Society, Nobodoy Housing Society, Abdul Rafiq Housing, Japan Garden City, Shekhertek, Monsurabad Housing, North Adabar, Baitul Aman Housing Society, , Shia Mosque, Dhaka Housing, Prominent Housing, Shyamoli Housing, Turag Housing, Akkas Housing, Beribadh Ibn Sina Housing, Ekota Housing, Sunibir Housing, Alif Housing, Mofiz Housing, Mehedibagh Housing, Unique Housing, Adarsha Chayanir, Mohammadpur, Mohammadpur Housing, Adbar.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Adabar Thana had 47,642 households with an average household size of 4.08 and a population of 203,989. Males constituted 53.61% (109,354) of the population, while females constituted 46.39% (94,635). Adabar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 116. There were 73 floating people in this jurisdiction. The religious breakdown was

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

98.10% (200,107),

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

1.61% (3,281), Christian 0.20% (404),

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

0.08% (156), and others 0.01% (41). The ethnic minority people living there were 251 persons in total.

References

{{Upazilas and Thanas of Dhaka Thanas of Dhaka

Geography

Demographics

See also

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