Khilgaon Thana
খিলগাঁও থানা
Thana
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Expandable map of vicinity of Khilgaon Thana
Khilgaon Thana is located in Dhaka
Khilgaon Thana
Khilgaon Thana
Location of Khilgaon Thana within Dhaka
Khilgaon Thana is located in Dhaka division
Khilgaon Thana
Khilgaon Thana
Location of Khilgaon Thana within Dhaka Division
Khilgaon Thana is located in Bangladesh
Khilgaon Thana
Khilgaon Thana
Location of Khilgaon Thana within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°45′03″N 90°25′35″E / 23.75083333°N 90.42638889°E / 23.75083333; 90.42638889
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established as a thana1998
Area
 • Total14.02 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total327,717
 • Density22,098/km2 (57,230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Area code1214[3]

Khilgaon (Bengali: খিলগাঁও) is a Thana within the metropolitan area of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Khilgaon is bounded by Badda Thana on the north, Motijheel Thana, Sabujbagh Thana and Demra Thana on the south, Rupganj Upazila on the east and Rampura Thana on the west. Its total area is 14.02 km2.[4]

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Khilgaon Thana has a population of 327,717 with average household size of 4.2 members, and an average literacy rate of 57.6% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]

Transportation

Rickshaws, CNGs are always available. There are also some buses available which includes Midline, Bahon, Turag, Noor-E-Mekkah, Raida, Labbaik, Talukdar etc. These buses link between Khilgaon, Farmgate, Nilkhet, Motijheel, Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Badda, Gulshan, Mirpur, Moghbazar and many other places.[citation needed]

The 1.9-kilometre (1.2 mi) Khilgaon Flyover, built in 2005 with the aim of easing traffic congestion, is located in this area.[5]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 26 schools, 6 Madashas and 11 colleges in the upazila.[1] Khilgaon Model College is the only masters level one. Here are some notable schools and colleges:[6][7]

Khilgaon Government High School

National Ideal College

Khilgaon Government Girls' School and College

Quality Education School, Khilgaon

Khilgaon Model School

Faizur Rahman Ideal Institute

Dhaka Ideal School

Bashabo High School

Ali Ahmed High School

Shantipur High School and College

Dakhin Banasree Model High School & College[4]

Park International School and College

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ^ "ঢাকা পোস্টকোড". ডাক অধিদপ্তর. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ a b Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Khilgaon Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ "Much-awaited Khilgaon fly-over to be opened Wednesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  6. ^ "List of Intermediate Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "List of Master's Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 18, 2017.


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