Mohammadpur Thana

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Mohammadpur

মোহাম্মদপুর
Thana
Mohammadpur is located in Bangladesh
Mohammadpur
Mohammadpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°45.3′N 90°21.8′E / 23.7550°N 90.3633°E / 23.7550; 90.3633Coordinates: 23°45.3′N 90°21.8′E / 23.7550°N 90.3633°E / 23.7550; 90.3633
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Area
 • Total11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total355,843
 • Density31,000/km2 (79,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1207
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Mohammadpur Thana

Mohammadpur (Bengali: মোহাম্মদপুর) is a thana of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well.

Mohammadpur
A mosque at Mohammadpur

History[]

Unlike some parts of Dhaka city, most parts of Mohammadpur were planned in the 1950s as relatively broad streets and avenues. Saat Masjid, a prominent archaeological structure in the area is part of a renowned mosque of Dhaka city called Shia Masjid.

Geography[]

Mohammadpur is at

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23°45′15″N 90°21′45″E / 23.7542°N 90.3625°E / 23.7542; 90.3625. It has 57551 units of households and area 11.65 km2.

Mohammadpur is connected to Sadar Ghat and Gabtali by the city protection dam. Mohammadpur borders Shyamoli and Adabor Thana to the north, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar to the east and Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh thanas to the south.

Demographics[]

In the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur had a population of 316,203. Males constituted 55.0% of the population, while 45.0% was constituted of females. The population older than 18 was 185,413. Mohammadpur had an average literacy rate of 56.2% (7+ years), above the national average of 32.4%.[2] Inhabitants of Mohammadpur are mostly of middle-class.

In the 2011 census, the population was 355,843;[1] 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female.[3]

Points of interest[]

Shia Jame Masjid, Mohammadpur

Residential blocks[]

One of the largest apartment blocks[citation needed] in the capital, Japan Garden City is a part of the neighbourhood. Other well-known blocks include the Pisciculture Housing Society, Mohammadia Housing Society, Baitul Aman Housing Society, Chad Miah Housing, Probal Housing and a number of residential areas, which have all grown substantially. This has resulted in a real estate construction boom accompanied with markets and shopping complexes.

Kaderabad Housing is a large housing complex near Mohammadpur Bus Stand. The housing is well organized and has a college and school inside. A large apartment block developed by Assurance and Sara Builders sits near the complex. It is nearby the Main bus stand of Mohammadpur bus stand and Martyred Intellectuals Memorial.

Geneva Camp[]

The for "Stranded Pakistanis" (mostly from the Indian state of Bihar and other parts of India who migrated to the then East Pakistan during the Partition of 1947) is in Mohammadpur. Pakistanis have been living there since the end of the 1971 War of Liberation.

Asad Gate[]

Asad Gate

Asad Gate is the monument of the country's liberation war. It was named after an unarmed young man named Asad was killed by the Pakistani army during protests against the erstwhile military junta of Pakistan, part of Bangladesh's independence movement.

Transportation[]

BRTC, Raja City, Moitri, Torongo, Torongo Plus, Malancha, projapoti, poristhan, rojonighondha, swadhin, meshkat, 13 No. and some other bus transportation companies have facilitated the communication system of the inhabitants of this area.

Education[]

Schools and colleges or madrasha[]

Universities[]

Culture[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.citypopulation.de/en/bangladesh/admin/
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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