Cantonment ক্যান্টনমেন্ট
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Cantonment Thana
Cantonment Location in Dhaka
Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E / 23.8217; 90.4083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	131,864
• Density	9,113/km2 (23,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Area code	1206[3]
Website	bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/CantonmentT.gif

Cantonment Thana (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট) is a Thana of Dhaka district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,^{[citation needed]} Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.^[4]

Geography

Cantonment is located at 23°49′20″N 90°24′30″E / 23.8222°N 90.4083°E / 23.8222; 90.4083. It has 36540 units of household^{[citation needed]} and total area 14.47 km².^[4]

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cantonment had a population of 117,464, of whom 109,817 were aged 18 or older.^[5] Males constituted 55.53% of the population, and females 44.47%. Cantonment had an average literacy rate of 68% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.^[6]