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Vatara Thana

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Vatara
ভাটারা
Thana
Bhatara
Vatara Police Station
Vatara Police Station
Vatara is located in Dhaka
Vatara
Vatara
Location in Bangladesh
Vatara is located in Dhaka division
Vatara
Vatara
Vatara (Dhaka division)
Coordinates: 23°48′N 90°26′E / 23.800°N 90.433°E / 23.800; 90.433
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
324,300
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1212
Area code02[3]

Vatara Thana is a thana of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Its neighbourhoods include Sayeed Nagar,[4] Baridhara, Vatara, Solmaid, Nurerchala, Khilbarirtek, Kalachandpur, and Kuril.[citation needed]

Key roads passing through this thana include Progoti Sarani,[5] and Madani Avenue, a 100-foot-wide (30 m) road connecting it to Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj.[6]

Part of this thana is encompassed by ward number 40 of Dhaka North City Corporation.[7]

Demographics

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Religions in Bhatara Thana (2022)[8]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.88%
Hinduism
 
 3.60%
Christianity
 
 1.31%
Other or not stated
 
 0.20%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bhatara Thana had 91,275 households and a population of 324,304. 7.32% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bhatara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 86.56%: 88.07% for males and 84.54% for females, and a sex ratio of 130.05 males for every 100 females.[8]

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A view of Bashundhara residential area.
Convention center on Bashundhara zone.
Evercare Hospital Dhaka in 2014 when it was part of Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka
Afternoon sun glowing over Bangladesh, May 27, 2025, 3:27 PM.
Vatara Thana
Vatara Thana
Vatara Thana

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Population and Housing Census 2011 - Union Statistics (PDF). Vol. 2. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. March 2014. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "DSCC, DNCC to set up 16 cattle haats this Eid". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  5. ↑ প্রগতি সরণিতে সড়ক অবরোধ করে বিক্ষোভ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  6. ↑ বারিধারার ১০০ ফিট মাদানী এভিনিউ: যেভাবে যাবেন, যা দেখবেন [Baridhara 100 feet Madani Avenue: How to go, what to see]. UNB News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  7. ↑ লোকেশন ও আয়তন: ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন [Location & Area: Dhaka North City Corporation]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. pp. xiv, 54. ISBN 978-984-475-286-3.
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