Dakshinkhan
Neighbourhood in Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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Dakshinkhan (Bengali: দক্ষিণখান, romanized: Dokkhinkhan) is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was an union parishad of Dhaka District, which was merged into Dhaka North City Corporation in 2016, and is now a Thana. It is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet on the south, Uttarkhan on the east and Uttara and Shahjalal International Airport on the west.
Dakshinkhan
দক্ষিনখান | |
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 Interactive map of Dakshinkhan | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′N 90°27′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Body | Dhaka North |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 666,000 |
| • Density | 43,302/km2 (112,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 1230 |
| Area code | 02[1] |
History
Dakhkhinkhan Thana was formed in 2006. The thana was named after Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad.[2] Later, in 2015, a decision was made to merge it with the Dhaka North City Corporation.[3] It was dissolved in 2016 after it was integrated into Dhaka North City Corporation.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dakkhinkhan Thana had 108,255 households and a population of 396,942. 8.31% of the population were under 5 years of age. Dakkhinkhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 87.19%: 88.78% for males and 85.35% for females, and a sex ratio of 115.36 males for every 100 females.[5]
