Rampura Thana
{{Short description|Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Rampura Thana
| native_name = রামপুরা থানা
| native_name_lang = bn
| settlement_type = Thana
| established_title = Established as a thana
| established_date = 2009
| image_skyline = Rampura, Dhaka 1219, Bangladesh - panoramio.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Rampura in 2019
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| pushpin_map = Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Rampura Thana within Dhaka##Location of Rampura Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Rampura Thana within Bangladesh
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| map_caption1 = Expandable map of vicinity of Rampura Thana
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Dhaka District
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| population_total = 160,812
| 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 = 80028
| area_total_km2 = 2.8
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=1185241 |title=Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh |publisher=|access-date=7 July 2016 }}
| elevation_m = 23
| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
| coordinates = {{coord|23.76124|N|90.4207|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 1219
| area_code = 02{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba |location=China}}
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Rampura Thana (Bengali: রামপুরা থানা) is a police administrative area (thana) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It encloses parts of Banasree residential area and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 22 and 23. The major thoroughfare DIT Road passes through this area and connects it to Badda, Ramna & Motijheel thanas.
History
In 1975, the headquarters of Bangladesh Television was constructed in Rampura, and the network officially moved its offices and studios from the DIT Bhaban that year.{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/celebrating_bd/celeb_bd18.htm|title=From BTV to ETV and beyond: The television revolution|date=4 February 2006|access-date=6 August 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|first=Novera|last=Deepita}} It is the site of GSK Dhaka Half Marathon, sponsored by GSK pharmaceuticals and is a popular marathon in Bangladesh.{{cite news|title=Gsk Dhaka Half Marathon 2016 starts at Rampura Bridge tomorrow|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/gsk-dhaka-half-marathon-2016-starts-rampura-bridge-tomorrow-1319575|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=24 November 2016|language=en}} Rampura KC is the local football club of Rampura and it plays in the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League.{{cite news|title=Rampura's fine start|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47002|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=23 July 2008|language=en}} The club qualified for Third Division Football League after a good performance in the Pioneer League in 2008.{{cite news|title=Rampura into 3rd Division|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-49580|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=9 August 2008|language=en}}
Geography
Rampura Thana has an area of 2.80 km2. It has 17 mahallas and mouzas. It borders Gulshan Thana and Badda Thana in the north, Khilgaon Thana in the east and Shahjahanpur Thana in the south. In the west, it borders Ramna Thana and Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Rampura Thana}} There is also a slum in the thana called Rampura Slum.{{cite news |date=24 April 2015 |title=Risky living in Rampura Slum |language=en |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/multimedia/city/video/risky-living-rampura-slum-79116 |accessdate=1 December 2017}}
The Rampura canal serves as the primary drainage system for eastern Dhaka, facilitating the discharge of rainwater and industrial effluents from the region with the help of a storm water pump. Over time, it has faced challenges related to encroachment and unauthorized land occupation. During the rainy season, it also serves as a transportation route for the conveyance of vegetables and fruits into Dhaka.{{cite news|title=Encroachers filling Rampura canal|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47508|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=26 July 2008|language=en}} Rampura has a number of housing projects including Jahurul Islam City (Aftabnagar) housing project and Banasree housing project, both developed by Eastern Housing Limited, which has been accused of filling the canal to increase their land holdings.{{cite news|title=Fresh onslaught on Rampura Canal|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-66903|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=13 December 2008|language=en}}
Demographics
According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rampura Thana has a population of 224,079 with average household size of 4.5 members, and an average literacy rate of 78.7% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.{{cite web|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf|title=Population & Housing Census |date=2011 |author=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |publisher=Bangladesh Government |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903181037/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2017 |url-status=dead}} There are a number of garment factories in the thana, that have been sites of labour unrest.{{cite news|title=11 hurt in garment workers-cops clash in Dhaka's Rampura|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/11-hurt-garment-workers-cops-clash-dhakas-rampura-1380220|accessdate=1 December 2017|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|date=23 March 2017|language=en}} It is characterized as a neighborhood with relatively low crime rates within Dhaka City.{{cite book|last1=Dewan|first1=Ashraf|last2=Corner|first2=Robert|title=Dhaka Megacity: Geospatial Perspectives on Urbanisation, Environment and Health|date=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9789400767355|page=274|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BljFBAAAQBAJ&dq=Rampura+Thana+dhaka&pg=PA274|language=en}}
Education
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See also
References
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{{Upazilas and Thanas of Dhaka}}