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'''Pallabi Thana''' (Dhaka metropolitan) area 25.28 sq km, located in between 23°48' and 23°52' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Turag Thana|turag]] and [[Uttara Thana|uttara]] thanas on the north, [[Mirpur Model Thana|mirpur]] [[Mirpur Model Thana|model]] and [[Shah Ali Thana|shah ali]] thanas on the south, [[Bimanbandar Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan)|bimanbandar]], [[Cantonment Thana|cantonment]] and [[Kafrul Thana|kafrul]] thanas on the east, [[Savar Upazila|savar]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 412217; male 221411, female 190806; Muslim 406015, Hindu 5784, Buddhist 291, Christian 64 and others 63.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Turag River|turag]].

''Administration'' Pallabi Thana was formed on 15 March 1995.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Mahalla and Mouza || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 2+4 (part) || 38 || 406643 || 2129 || 16306 || 63.83 || 62.34
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Ward and Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Ward no. 2 || 3.55 || 67972 || 59879 || 65.29
|-
| Ward no. 3 (part) || 1.66 || 27886 || 24860 || 58.58
|-
| Ward no. 5 || 2.19 || 46507 || 40608 || 56.18
|-
| Ward no. 6 (part) || 4.74 || 70928 || 58127 || 71.10
|-
| Ward no. 15 (part) || 4.78 || 5141 || 4741 || 68.01
|-
| Harirampur (part) || 8.36 || 2977 || 259 || 62.34
|}

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

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''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site 2 (Mirpur 12 cantonment area and Muslim Bazar); mass grave (near Nurani Mosque).

''Religious institutions'' Bara Mosque, Lalmath Eidgah Mosque.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 64.10%; male 69.22%, female 58.98%. Educational institutions: college 7, secondary school 18, primary school 36, madrasa 12. Noted educational institutions: Mirpur Girls' Ideal Laboratory Institute, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Defense Services Command & Staff College, Shaheed Zia Smriti Mohila College, Pallabi Model School & College, Shaheed Abu Taleb High School, Mirpur Bangla High School, Adarsha High School, MDC School, Green Field International School, Cherry Blossoms International School, Senpara Parbota Primary School, Rupnagar Government Primary School, Preparatory Grammar School.

''Cultural organisations'' Club, literary organisation, community centre, cinema hall, playground.

''Important installations'' Head office of Proshika.

''Main sources of income'' 'Agriculture 1.44%, non-agricultural labourer 1.69%, industry 9.98%, commerce 22.54%, transport and communication 8.95%, service 35.46%, construction 3.64%, religious service 0.14%, rent and remittance 2.75% and others 13.41%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' 'Landowner 45.24%, landless 54.76%.

''Main crops'' 'Paddy, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Jute, sugarcane, pulse.

''Main fruits'' Mango, coconut.

''Communication facilities'' Total roads: 84 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Textile mill, chemical factory, garments, dying factory.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving (jamdani), potteries, handicraft, bamboo and cane work.

''Market and shopping centres'' Mirpur Benarasi Palli, Purabi Super Market, City Corporation Market and Anik Plaza Bhaban.

''Main exports'' Garments, jamdani and katan shari.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and union of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 97.77% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 15.01%, pond 0.11%, tap 82.08% and others 2.80%.

''Sanitation'' 84.28% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 14.07% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 1.65% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 2, clinic 4.

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

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

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