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'''Cantonment Thana''' (Dhaka metropolitan) area 14.47 sq km, located in between 23°46' and 23°50' north latitudes and in between 90°23' and 90°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by turag and [[Uttara Thana|uttara]] thanas on the north, [[Tejgaon Thana|tejgaon]] thana on the south, [[Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana|tejgaon ind]][[Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana|. area]] thana on the south-east, [[Bimanbandar Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan)|bimanbandar]], [[Khilkhet Thana|khilkhet]], [[Badda Thana|badda]] and [[Gulshan Thana|gulshan]] thanas on the east, [[Kafrul Thana|kafrul]] thana on the west and Pallabi thana on the north-west.

''Population'' Total 117464; male 69677, female 47787; Muslim 39175, Hindu 336, Buddhist 20, Christian 10 and others 1.

''Administration'' Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"

|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward || rowspan="2" | Mahalla || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 1+1 (part) || 8 || 117464 || - || 11393 || 79.88 || -
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5" | Ward
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward No. || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Ward No. 15 (part) || 3.25 || 20580 || 18962 || 70.3
|-
| Ward No. 98 || 7.06 || 49097 || 28825 || 89.46
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Marks of War of Liberation'' Swadhinata Chattor (opposite to Kachukhet Bazar).

''Noted religious institutions'' Cantonment Central Mosque.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 70.3%; male 74.4% female 65.7%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 9, primary school 8, madrasa 10. Noted educational institutions: Adamjee Cantonment College, Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls College.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 4, cinema hall 2, gymnasium 4, community centre 2. Sainik Club, Sena Kunjo, Cantonment Gulf Club, Kurmitola Golf Club, Army Stadium are notable.

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''Special features'' Hotel Radisson.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 1.21%, non-agricultural labourer 1.67%, industry 0.77%, commerce 13.59%, transport and communication 4.25%, service 63.97%, construction 2.35%, religious service 0.07%, rent and remittance 3.88% and others 8.24%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 77.38%, landless 22.62%.

''Main crops'' Vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Paddy, jute, pulse.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, banana, guava, papaya.

''Communication facilities' Total roads: 68.08 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart, 'horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Garments Industry.

''Cottage industries'' Embroidery, handicrafts.

''Bazar and shopping centres'' Bazar and shopping centers are 5; most noted of which are Shahin Bug Bazar, and Manikdi Bazar.

''Main exports'' Ready made cloth, handicrafts.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards of the thana are under electrification net-work; however, 96.43% dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 9.15%, pond 0.04%, tap 88.50% and others 2.31%.

''Sanitation'' 96.18% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 2.03% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 1.79% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Combined Military Hospital (CMH) 1, clinic 2. Armed Forces Medical is notable. [Syed Shabbir Ahmed]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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