Jatrabari Thana
Jatrabari Thana is a metropolitan thana within the megacity of Dhaka in central Bangladesh. It is known for its steel furniture industry.
Administration
Jatrabari Thana consists of parts of Matuail and Ward 87 in addition to Ward 84, Ward 85 and Ward 86 of Dhaka [South City Corporation]. It contains 17 mouzas and mahallas.Geography
area, located in between 23°42' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°22' east longitudes, at the starting point of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is bounded by Sabujbagh and Demra thanas on the north, Kadamtali and Shyampur thanas on the south, Demra thana on the east, Gandaria and Sutrapur thanas on the west.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jatrabari Thana had 125,517 households and a population of 492,180. 8.10% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jatrabari had a literacy rate of 83.91%: 84.75% for males and 82.89% for females, and a sex ratio of 119.99 males for every 100 females.According to the 2011 [Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh], Jatrabari Thana had 96,453 households with an average household size of 4.29 and a population of 443,601. Males constituted 55.27% of the population, while females constituted 44.73%. Jatrabari had a literacy rate of 72.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 124. There were 965 floating people in this jurisdiction.
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.17%, Hindu 2.68%, Christian 0.14%, Buddhist 0.01%, and others 0.01%. The ethnic minority people living there were 102 persons in total.