Gendaria Thana
{{Short description|Thana in Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Gendaria Thana
| native_name = গেন্ডারিয়া থানা
| settlement_type = Thana
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| pushpin_map = Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Gendaria Thana within Dhaka##Location of Gendaria Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Gendaria Thana within Bangladesh
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| map_caption1 = Expandable map of vicinity of Gendaria Thana
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Dhaka District
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| population_total = 140,291
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=386}}
| population_density_km2 = 75257
| area_total_km2 = 1.83
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=1185241 |title=Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh |publisher=DATEANDTIME.INFO|access-date=7 July 2016 }}
| elevation_m = 23
| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
| coordinates = {{coord|23.6995|N|90.4212|E|display=title}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code = 02{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}
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Gendaria ({{langx|bn|গেন্ডারিয়া}}) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its area is {{convert|1.83|km2}}.{{cite book
|author=Md Tuhin Molla
|chapter=Dhaka District
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhaka_District
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}} The name is a portmanteau of original name Grand Area, still found in deeds prior to 1950s.
Demographics
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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gendaria Thana had 27,887 households with average household size of 4.48 and a population of 137,721. Males constituted 55.51% (76,446) of the population while females 44.49% (61,275). Gendaria Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 125.There were 585 floating people in this jurisdiction. {{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Dhaka district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Dhaka.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}
The religious breakdown was Muslim 89.71% (123,550), Hindu 9.96% (13,719), Christian 0.31% (428), Buddhist 0.01% (20), and others 0.00% (4). The ethnic minority people living there were 110 persons in total.
Educational institutions
{{See also|Education in Bangladesh}}
The only college in the upazila is Fazlul Hoq Mohila College, an honors level one.{{cite web |url=http://moedu.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/moedu.portal.gov.bd/npfblock//Degree_Hons_17.xls |title=List of Degree Colleges (Honors) |author= |website=Ministry of Education |accessdate=June 17, 2017}}
According to Banglapedia, Bangladesh Bank Ideal High School, Gandaria High School, Moniza Rahman Girls' High School, and Narinda Government High School are notable secondary schools.{{cite book |last=Nahar |first=Shamsun |year=2012 |chapter=Gandaria Thana |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Gandaria_Thana |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.{{cite web |url=http://moedu.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/moedu.portal.gov.bd/npfblock//Fazil_Madrasa.xls |title=List of Fazil Madrasas |author= |website=Ministry of Education |accessdate=June 17, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://moedu.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/moedu.portal.gov.bd/npfblock//Kamil_Madrasa.xls |title=List of Kamil Madrasas |author= |website=Ministry of Education |accessdate=June 17, 2017}}
See also
References
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{{Upazilas and Thanas of Dhaka}}
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