Hazaribagh Thana

Not to be confused with Hazaribagh.

Hazaribagh (Bengali: হাজারীবাগ) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hazaribagh is part of Old Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 95% of Bangladesh's tanneries, which is where animal skins are processed to make leather, were located in or around Hazaribagh before they moved to Hemayatpur, Savar. In Hazaribagh, traditional establishments, culture, language and food can be found in daily life practices. Owing to its location near Buriganga River, Hazaribagh shares significant history as well. It is one of the most densely populated places on earth, though it is criticised for its low living standards.

Hazaribagh Thana হাজারীবাগ থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23.734722°N 90.369444°E / 23.734722; 90.369444
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	200,467
• Density	51,854/km2 (134,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1209
Area code	02[3]

Geography

Total area of Hazaribagh Thana is 3.58 km².

Demographics

Religions in Hazaribagh Thana (2011)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.51%
Hinduism			4.39%
Other or not stated			0.10%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Hazaribagh Thana had 43,740 households and a population of 185,639. Males constituted 54.29% (100,776) of the population while females 45.71% (84,863). Hazaribagh had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 119.There were 792 floating people in this jurisdiction. ^[4][5]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 95.51% (177,312), Hindu 4.39% (8,151), Christian 0.06% (118), Buddhist 0.03% (57), and others 0.01% (1). The ethnic minority people lived there were 61 in total.

Administration

Hazaribagh has 3 Unions/Wards, 15 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 1 village.

Hazaribag School and College

• Moneshwar Government Primary School (1964) ^[6]
• Mukulika High School (1981)^[7]
• Shahid Sheikh Rasel Government High School (2011)^[8]
• Saleha School And College
• Gojmohal Tannery High School (1988)
• Zigatola High School (1969)
• Zigatola Model Govt Primary School (1966)
• Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka . This is an Institute of the Dhaka University since 2011, It has contain 3 department of Unit-A of Dhaka University.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh