Kamrangirchar Thana কামরাঙ্গীরচর থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23°43′05″N 90°22′04″E / 23.71799°N 90.36780°E / 23.71799; 90.36780
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Established as a thana	1998
Area
• Total	3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	93,601
• Density	25,785/km2 (66,780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Area code	1211[3]

Kamrangirchar (Bengali: কামরাঙ্গীরচর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kamrangirchar is bounded by Hazaribagh Thana and Lalbagh Thana on the north, Lalbagh Thana and Chawkbazar Thana on the east and Keraniganj Upazila on the south and west. Its total area is 3.63 km² (1.40 sq mi).^[4]

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Kamrangirchar Thana has a population of 93,601 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 57.6% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.^[2]

Trivia

• A 2006 survey^[5] of slums in Bangladesh found that the single largest concentration of slums in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area was in Kamrangirchar, and reported that of the (approx) 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.