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Contents: City Districts and Subdistricts

The population of the city districts (thanas) and subdistricts (upazilas) in the Metropolitan Area of Dhaka by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age distribution, marital status, religion, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+), employment field).

NameStatusTranscriptionNativeDistrictPopulation
Census
1991-03-13		Population
Census
2001-01-22		Population
Census
2011-03-15
Adabor [← Mohammadpur]City DistrictĀdābaraআদাবর থানাDhaka......203,989
BaddaCity DistrictBāḍḍāবাড্ডা থানাDhaka......536,621
BandarSubdistrictBandaraবন্দর উপজেলাNarayanganj212,572250,220312,841
Bangshal [← Kotwali]City DistrictBaṁśālaবংশাল থানাDhaka......186,952
Biman BandarCity DistrictBimāna Bandaraবিমান বন্দর থানাDhaka...5,07910,626
CantonmentCity DistrictKyānṭanamēnṭaক্যান্টনমেন্ট থানাDhaka...117,464131,864
Chawkbazar [← Lalbagh]City DistrictCakabājāraচকবাজার থানাDhaka......156,147
Dakshinkhan [← Uttara]City DistrictDakṣiṇakhānaদক্ষিণখান থানাDhaka......255,931
Darus Salam [← Mirpur]City DistrictDāra-Usa-Sālāmaদার-উস-সালাম থানাDhaka......159,139
DemraCity DistrictḌēmarāডেমরা থানাDhaka......226,679
DhanmondiCity DistrictDhānamanḍiধানমন্ডি থানাDhaka......147,643
Gazipur SadarSubdistrictGājīpura Sadaraগাজীপুর সদর উপজেলাGazipur588,492866,5401,820,374
Gendaria [← Sutrapur]City DistrictGēnḍāriẏāগেন্ডারিয়া থানাDhaka......137,721
GulshanCity DistrictGulaśānaগুলশান থানাDhaka......253,050
HazaribaghCity DistrictHājārībāgaহাজারীবাগ থানাDhaka...127,370185,639
Jatrabari [← Demra]City DistrictYātrābāṛiযাত্রাবাড়ি থানাDhaka......443,601
Kadamtali [← Shyampur]City DistrictKadamatalīকদমতলী থানাDhaka......370,895
KafrulCity DistrictKāpharulaকাফরুল থানাDhaka......396,182
Kalabagan [← Dhanmondi]City DistrictKalābāgānaকলাবাগান থানাDhaka......118,660
KamrangircharCity DistrictKāmarāṅgiracaraকামরাঙ্গিরচর থানাDhaka......93,601
KeraniganjSubdistrictKērānīgañjaকেরানীগঞ্জ উপজেলাDhaka530,174603,114794,360
KhilgaonCity DistrictKhilagā̃ōখিলগাঁও থানাDhaka......327,717
Khilkhet [← Badda]City DistrictKhilakṣētaখিলক্ষেত থানাDhaka......130,053
KotwaliCity DistrictKōtōẏālīকোতোয়ালী থানাDhaka......62,087
LalbaghCity DistrictLālabāgaলালবাগ থানাDhaka......369,933
MirpurCity DistrictMirapura Maḍēlaমিরপুর মডেল থানাDhaka......500,373
MohammadpurCity DistrictMōhāmmadapuraমোহাম্মদপুর থানাDhaka......355,843
MotijheelCity DistrictMatijhilaমতিঝিল থানাDhaka......210,006
Narayanganj SadarSubdistrictNārāẏaṇagañja Sadaraনারায়ণগঞ্জ সদর উপজেলাNarayanganj604,561882,9711,323,600
New Market [← Dhanmondi]City DistrictNiumārkēṭaনিউমার্কেট থানাDhaka......49,523
PallabiCity DistrictPallabīপল্লবী থানাDhaka......596,835
Paltan [← Motijheel]City DistrictPalṭanaপল্টন থানাDhaka......59,639
RamnaCity DistrictRamanāরমনা থানাDhaka......200,973
Rampura [← Khilgaon]City DistrictRāmapurāরামপুরা থানাDhaka......224,079
SabujbaghCity DistrictSabujabāgaসবুজবাগ থানাDhaka...291,207376,421
SavarSubdistrictSābhāraসাভার উপজেলাDhaka378,034587,0411,385,910
Shah Ali [← Mirpur, Pallabi]City DistrictŚāha Ālīশাহ আলী থানাDhaka......115,489
Shahbagh [← Ramna]City DistrictŚāhabāgaশাহবাগ থানাDhaka......68,140
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar [← Tejgaon, Kafrul, Mohammadpur]City DistrictŚērēbāṁlā Nagaraশেরেবাংলা নগর থানাDhaka......137,573
ShyampurCity DistrictŚyāmapuraশ্যামপুর থানাDhaka......184,062
SutrapurCity DistrictSūtrāpuraসূত্রাপুর থানাDhaka......211,210
TejgaonCity DistrictTējagā̃ōতেজগাঁও থানাDhaka......148,255
Tejgaon Industrial Area [← Tejgaon, Gulshan]City DistrictTējagā̃ō Śilpāñcalaতেজগাঁও শিল্পাঞ্চলDhaka......146,732
Turag [← Uttara]City DistrictTurāgaতুরাগ থানাDhaka......157,316
UttaraCity DistrictUttarāউত্তরা থানাDhaka......179,907
Uttar Khan [← Uttara]City DistrictUttara Khānaউত্তর খান থানাDhaka......78,933
DhakaStatistical Metropolitan AreaḌhākāঢাকা6,487,4599,672,76314,543,124

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (web).

Explanation: Area figures of city districts are derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2011)
males7,918,190
females6,624,934
Age Distribution (C 2011)
0-9 years2,557,890
10-19 years2,876,886
20-29 years3,848,268
30-39 years2,419,161
40-49 years1,457,336
50-59 years757,836
60-69 years396,997
70-79 years159,718
80+ years69,032
Marital Status (C 2011)
unmarried6,848,821
married7,345,592
widowed299,889
divorced/separated48,822
Religion (C 2011)
Muslim13,633,709
Hindu1,024,000
Christian73,160
Buddhist9,555
other5,321
Literacy (A7+) (C 2011)
yes8,966,909
no3,816,924
Activity Status (A7+) (C 2011)
employed6,456,607
seeking work97,713
household work2,647,132
not working3,582,381
Employment Field (C 2011)
agriculture172,920
industry2,337,048
service3,946,639