Pallabi Thana


Pallabi is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its total area is, located between 23°48' and 23°52' north latitudes and between 90°20' and 90°23' east longitudes.

Origin of name

Pallabi is the daughter of late Jahurul Islam. After 1971, when Eastern housing won the tender for the Mirpur extension project, the project was named after his daughter.

Geography

Pallabi is bounded by Turag River and Uttara Thana on the north, Mirpur Model Thana and Shah Ali Thana on the south, Bimanbandar Thana, Cantonment Thana and Kafrul Thana on the east, and Savar Upazila on the west. Its total area is 9.97 km².

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pallabi Thana had 169,901 households and a population of 597,592. 7.55% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pallabi had a literacy rate of 86.06%: 87.68% for males and 84.22% for females, and a sex ratio of 112.93 males for every 100 females.
According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pallabi Thana has a population of 596,835 with average household size of 4.2 members, and an average literacy rate of 70.6% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.

Administration

Pallabi has one union/ward, 16+27 mauzas/mahallas, and no villages.

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