Lalbagh () is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
of the
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 ...
in the division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
,
Bangladesh
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.
Geography
Lalbagh Thana is bounded by
New Market Thana on the north,
Keraniganj Upazila on the south,
Chawkbazar Thana and
Shahbagh
Shahbagh (also Shahbaugh or Shahbag, , ) is a major neighbourhood and a police precinct or ''thana'' in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is also a major public transport hub. It is a junction between two contrasting section ...
on the east and
Hazaribagh Thana and
Keraniganj Upazila on the west. The thana occupies an area of 2.04 square km.
Demographics
According to
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 ...
, Lalbagh Thana has a population of 369,933 with average household size of 4.4 members, and an average literacy rate of 66.1% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.
Banks
Almost every bank operating in the country has an outlet in Lalbagh.
Markets
*
Chowk Bazaar
Lalbagh Police Station is located at Road No.
17, Shahid Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
References
Old Dhaka
Thanas of Dhaka
Neighbourhoods in Dhaka
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