Cantonment Thana

Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh

Not to be confused with Dhaka cantonment, one of several military establishments in Dhaka, headquarters of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

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

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| 23 m (75 ft)
Population

(2022)[2]

• Total

| 135,785
• Density| 9,113/km2 (23,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code|

1206[3]

Area code| 02[4]
Website| bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/CantonmentT.gif

Cantonment Thana (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট) is a Thana of Dhaka district in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,[citation needed] Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.[5]

## Geography

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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.[5]

## Demographics

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Religions in Cantonment Thana (2011)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 98.00%
Hinduism |

| 1.40%
Other or not stated |

| 0.60%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cantonment Thana had 25,198 households with an average household size of 4.42 and a population of 131,864. Males constituted 57.03% (75,201) of the population while females 42.97% (56,663). Cantonment Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 84.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 133.There were 264 floating people in this jurisdiction. [7]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 98.00% (129,230), Hindu 1.40% (1,844), Christian 0.39% (515), Buddhist 0.17% (219), and others 0.04% (56). The ethnic minority people living there were 144 people in total.

## See also

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* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh
* Thanas of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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 Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024.
4. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
5. ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Cantonment Thana". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. ^ "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). 2011.

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Administrative divisions of Dhaka

Upazilas|

* Keraniganj
* Nawabganj
* Dohar
* Savar
* Dhamrai

Thanas|

* Adabar
* Badda
* Banani
* Bangsal
* Bhashantek
* Bimanbandar
* Cantonment
* Darus Salam
* Chawkbazar
* Dhaka Kotwali
* Demra
* Dhanmondi
* Dhakshinkhan
* Gendaria
* Gulshan
* Hatirjheel
* Hazaribagh
* Jatrabari
* Kadamtali
* Kafrul
* Khilkhet
* Khilgaon
* Kalabagan
* Kamrangirchar
* Lalbagh
* Mirpur
* Mohammadpur
* Motijheel
* Mugda
* New Market
* Pallabi
* Paltan
* Ramna
* Rampura
* Rupnagar
* Sabujbagh
* Shah Ali
* Shahbag
* Shahjahanpur
* Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
* Shyampur
* Sutrapur
* Tejgaon Industrial Area
* Tejgaon
* Turag
* Uttar Khan
* Vatara
* Wari
* Uttara East
* Uttara West

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