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'''Shyampur Thana''' (Dhaka metropolitan) area 1.66 sq km, located in between 23°41' and 23°41' north latitudes and in between 90°25' and 90°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Jatrabari Thana|jatrabari]] thana on the north, [[Kadamtali Thana|kadamtali]] thana and [[Keraniganj Upazila|keraniganj]] upazila on the south, Kadamtali thana on the east, [[Gandaria Thana|gendaria]] thana and Keraniganj upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 109333; male 62186, female 47147; Muslim 104957, Hindu 4291, Buddhist 61 and others 24.

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

''Administration'' Shympur Thana was formed in 1998 comprising parts Sutrapur and Demra thanas. A part of this thana was included into Kadamtali thana formed on 23 September 2008.

{| 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
|-
| 1+2 (part) || 14 || 109333 || - || 65864 || 65.36 || -
|}
{| 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. 83 || 0.66 || 24724 || 20130 || 70.84
|-
| Ward no. 87 (part) || 0.55 || 16480 || 12277 || 57.61
|-
| Ward no. 90 (part) || 0.45 || 20982 || 14740 || 67.64
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Sree Sree Ramkrishna Goswami Akhra, Bigraha Mandir (1642).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 20, temple 3, sacred place 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 65.36%; male 68.0%, female 62.03%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 6, primary school 28, NGO school 7, madrasa 9. Noted educational institutions: Shyampur High School, Shaheed Zia Girls' School and College, Jatrabari Ideal High School, Jurain Ashraf Master Adarsha High School, Dholairpar High School, Natun Jurain KM Mainuddin High School, Muradpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasa.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 7, cinema hall 2, playground 2.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 0.56%, non-agricultural labourer 1.01%, industry 4.54%, commerce 32.99%, transport and communication 14.54%, service 24.49%, construction 4.08%, religious service 0.12%, rent and remittance 3.11% and others 14.56%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 36.54%, landless 63.46%.

''Main crops'' Vegetables.

''Main fruits'' Mango, coconut, guava.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 4, dairy 9, poultry 20.

''Communication facilities'' Total roads: 18.36 km. Khilgaon Flyover is notable.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Garments industry, ice cream factory, bakery, saw mill.

''Cottage industries'' Handicrafts, weaving, blacksmith.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Market 3, kancha bazar 5.

''Main exports'' Ready made garments, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 97.72% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 37.89%, tap 61.50%, pond 0.09% and others 0.52%.

''Sanitation'' 86.52% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 12.80% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.68% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Clinic 6, satellite clinic 3.'

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

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

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