Kafrul Thana
Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh
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Kafrul (Bengali: কাফরুল) is a thana of Dhaka District in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kafrul Thana
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| Coordinates: 23.78956°N 90.39146°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 339,784 |
| • Density | 22,257/km2 (57,650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1206 |
| Area code | 02[3] |
Geography
Kafrul thana borders Cantonment Thana on the north and east, Tejgaon Thana on the south, and Mirpur Thana and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana on the west. Its total area is 17.8 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kafrul Thana had 87,102 households and a population of 339,789. 6.91% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kafrul had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 89.67%: 91.12% for males and 87.89% for females, and a sex ratio of 121.38 males for every 100 females.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kafrul Thana had 91,248 households with an average household size of 4.09 and a population of 396,182. Males constituted 53.03% (210,106) of the population while females 46.97% (186,076). Kafrul had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 113. There were 179 floating people in this jurisdiction. [5]
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.31% (385,511), Hindu 2.13% (8,444), Christian 0.39% (1,527), Buddhist 0.16% (631), and others 0.02% (69). The number of people of ethnic minorities living there were 673 people in total.
Administration
Kafrul has 1 union/ward, 16 mauzas/mahallas, and 4 villages.