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'''Demra Thana''' (Dhaka metropolitan) area 19.36 sq km, located in between 23°40' and 23°45' north latitudes and in between 90°27' and 90°31' east longitudes. It is bounded by khilgaon thana on the north, [[Narayanganj Sadar Upazila|narayanganj sadar]] upazila on the south, [[Rupganj Upazila|rupganj]] and [[Sonargaon Upazila|sonargaon]] upazilas on the east, [[Kadamtali Thana|kadamtali]], [[Jatrabari Thana|jatrabari]] and [[Sabujbagh Thana|sabujbagh]] thanas on the west.

''Population'' Total 125312; male 69232, female 56080; Muslim 121948, Hindu 3276, Buddhist 27, Christian 49 and others 12.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Shitalakshya River|shitalakshya]], [[Balu River|balu]].

''Administration'' Demra Thana was formed in 1973; later on the thana was reconstituted.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="7" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || colspan="2"| Population|| rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 3 (part) || 19 || - || 125312 || 6473 || - || 58.58
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5"| Ward and Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Demra (part) || 8.89 || 8543 || 7437 || 56.39
|-
| Matuail (part) || 2.28 || 13193 || 10575 || 54.96
|-
| Saralia (part) || 8.19 || 47496 || 38068 || 64.40
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''Religious institutions'' Mosque 100, temple 4. Noted religious institutions: Rasullabagh Baitul Aman Jami Mosque.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 58.58%; male 61.14%, female 50.80%. Educational institutions: College 5, secondary school 17, primary school 55, madrasa 11. Noted educational institutions: Shamsul Haque Khan School and College, Bawani Adarsha School, Anandalok High School, Ali Akbar High School, Matuail Bohomukhi High School, Titas Gas Adarsha High School, Dayaganj Bazar Govt. Primary School, Islamia Madrasa.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 4, club 10, cinema hall 3, playground 3.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 4.39%, non-agricultural labourer 2.33%, industry 2.93%, commerce 25.70%, transport and communication 12.07%, service 30.66%, construction 3.91%, religious service 0.19%, rent and remittance 2.27% and others 15.55%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 49.35%, landless 50.65%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Jute, sesame, linseed, pulse.

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

''Communication facilities'' Total road 23.16 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Garments industry, flour mill, jute mill, steel mill.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery, wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 10; most noted of which are Saralia Hat and Rani Market.'

''Main exports'' Cloth, flour.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 97.47% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 69.32%, pond 0.28%, tap 28.61% and others 1.79%.

''Sanitation'' 84.22% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 15.33% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.45% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Health centre 2, maternity 1, family planning centre 7.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]]. [Md. Mohibur Rahman]

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

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Demra Thana - Revision history

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