Kotwali Thana (Khulna)

Khulna Kotwali (Bengali: খুলনা কোতোয়ালী) is a Thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is also known as Khulna Sadar. It is the most densely populated subdistrict in the division.

Khulna Kotwali

খুলনা কোতোয়ালী
খুলনা সদর
Metropolitan Thana
Khulna Kotwali
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°34′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKhulna District
Area
 • Total9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total224,444
 • Density24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/KhulnaKotwaliT.gif

Geography

Khulna Kotwali is located at 22.8083°N 89.5667°E / 22.8083; 89.5667. It has 36895 households and total area 9.45 km².[1]

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khulna Kotwali had a population of 191,910, of whom 111,725 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 54.87% of the population, and females 45.13%. Khulna Kotwali had an average literacy rate of 59.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] At the 2001 census it had a population of 250,651, and at the 2011 census, 224,444.[3]

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See also

References
  1. Shah Siddiq (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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