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'''Kamrangirchar Thana''' (Dhaka metropolitan) area 3.63 sq km, located in between 23°42' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°21' and 90°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Hazaribagh Thana|hazaribagh]] and [[Lalbagh Thana|lalbagh]] thanas on the north, Lalbagh and [[Chawkbazar Model Thana|chawkbazar model]] thanas on the east, [[Keraniganj Upazila|keraniganj]] upazila on the south and west.

''Population'' Total 143208; male 76325, female 66883; Muslim 142676, Hindu 480, Buddhist 20, Christian 21 and others 11.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Buriganga River|buriganga]].

''Administration'' Kamrangir Char Thana was formed in 1998 consisting parts of Lalbagh thana.
{| class="table table-bordered"
|-
| colspan="7" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward || rowspan="2" | Mohalla || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
12
|
-
|
143208
|
39452
|
|
38.46
|}
{| class="table table-bordered"
|-
| colspan="5" | Ward
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name number of Ward || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Sultanganj Union 51
|
3.63
|
76325
|
66883
|
38.46
|}

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

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Buddhist Math.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 19, temple 2, church 1, sacred place 2, buddhist math 4. Noted religious institutions: Matobbar Bazar Bara Mosque, Nurbagh Tara Mosque, Baragram Jami Mosque.

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''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.84%; male 46.65%, female 38.46%. Educational institutions:' college 1, secondary school 3, primary school 7, NGO school 5, english medium school 1, madrasa 11. Noted educational institutions: Hazi Abdul Awal College, Asharfabad High School, Kamrangirchar Govt. Primary School, Badsha Mian Primary School.

''Cultural organisations'' Club, cinema hall, playground.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 1.20%,' non-agricultural labourer 3.62%, industry 4.98%, commerce 26.88%, transport and communication 18.74%, service 17.64%, construction 5.27%, religious service 0.25%,, rent and remittance 1.65% and others 19.77%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 32.54%, landless 67.46%.

''Main crops'' Vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Paddy, corn, potato.

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

''Communication facilities'' Total roads: 10.49 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Garments industry, stationary industry, plastic factory, ice cream factory.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving, potteries.

''Hats, bazars and shopping centres'' Hats, bazars are 8 and market 5, most noted of which are Matobbar Bazar, Abu Sayeed Bazar, Rony Market.

''Main exports'' Readymade garments, potteries.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the thana are under electricity network; however, 96.25% dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 96.31%, pond 0.08%, tap 2.92% and others 0.68%.

''Sanitation'' 55.10% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 44.23% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.67% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Satellite clinic 1, clinic 4. Sabuj Chata and River Site Hospital are notable.

''NGO activities'' [[ASA|asa]], [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], IRC. [Md Tuhin Molla]

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

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