Jatrabari Thana () is a metropolitan thana within the megacity of

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in central

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. It is known for its steel furniture industry.

Administration

Jatrabari Thana consists of parts of Matuail and Ward 87 in addition to Ward 84, Ward 85 and Ward 86 of Dhaka South City Corporation. It contains 17 mouzas and

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Geography

(Dhaka metropolitan; Postal code: 1204) area , 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.

Demographics

According to the

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, 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. The religious breakdown was

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97.17% (431,037),

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2.68% (11,891), Christian 0.14% (612),

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0.01% (37), and others 0.01% (24). The ethnic minority people living there were 102 persons in total.

Education

Jatrabari thana is famous for educational institutions such as Jatrabari Ideal High School, City Corporation Adarsha High School and College, Dania College, and Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. Other educational institutions include Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasa,

Matuail Multilateral High School Matuail is located in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Ward no. 62(part), 63, 64, 65 & 66(part), Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. History Matuail lies within the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra Irrigation Project (DND) area. The project, started in 1962 a ...

, Matuail Girls High School, Matuail Adarsha High School, Matuail Latif Bhiuyh College, A. K. School and College, Bornomala High School, nobarun school and college and Abdullah Mollah High School. There is also the Jamia Muhammadia Arabia, which is in northern Jatrabari and is one of the largest Ahl-i Hadith madrasas in the country.

Facilities

There are numerous mosques in Jatrabari Thana, most notably Babar Mosque, Dhalpur Zakarin Jame Mosque, Baytul Aman, Dhalpur Narikel Bagan Jame Mosque.

References

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