Dakshinkhan Union

Dakshinkhan Adarsha (Bengali: দক্ষিণখান আদর্শ, romanized: Dokkhinkhan Adorsho) is a union parishad of Dhaka Metropolitan North, Dhaka District, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet Thana on the south, Uttarkhan Thana on the east and uttara and Shahjalal International Airport on the west. Population 5,29,500 (Approximate). Average literacy 68.87%; male 73.57%, female 63.06%.

Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad
দক্ষিনখান আদর্শ ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ
Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad is located in Bangladesh
Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad
Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad
Location of Dakshinkhan in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°53′N 90°27′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
BodyDhaka Metropolitan North
Government
  Union Council ChairmanSM Tofazzol Hossain (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
  Total11.08 ha (27.38 acres)
Population
  Total529,500
  Density16,043/km2 (41,550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code
1230
Websitedakshinkhanup.dhaka.gov.bd

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History

Dakshinkhan Thana was formed in 2006. The thana was named after Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad.

Facilities

The union has two madrasas; the Dakshinkhan Darul Uloom Madrasa and the Holan Islamiyyah Dakhil Madrasa. Darul Uloom is currently headed by Mawlana Haji Muhammad Alim Uddin and both madrasas each contain orphanages holding 500 orphans. There is another small orphanage in Holan known as the Holan Nuraniyyah Yatimkhana which holds 100 orphans.[2] There are five mosques; the Chairman Bari Mosque, the Dakhsinkhan Bazar Mosque, the Bidurpara Mosque, the Holan Nuraniyyah Mosque and the North Borua Mosque. The Union also has three public graveyards; Madhubag, Holan and Azampur.

Administration

Neighbourhoods

Dakshinkhan is divided into 18 elaka (areas). They are listed below:

Name Population
Dakshinkhan (Sadar) 70,000
Sonarkhola 20,000
Anol 1500
Holan 1500
Kaolar 65,000
Ashkona 50,000
Gawair 45,000
Mollartek 60,000
Irshal 2000
Azampur 110,000
Abdullahpur 3000
Faydabad 65,000
Goaltek 15,000
Chalaband 15,000
Moushair 10,000
Jamun 500
Borua 14,000

Chairmen

List of chairmen
Number Name Term
01 SM Muzzammil Haq 1972/1/7 - 1984/6/22
02 Sardar Muhammad Suruzzaman 1984/6/23 - 1988/6/25
03 SM Muzzammil Haq 1989/6/26 - 2003/4/4
04 Muhammad Khalil Mullah 2003/4/5 - 2011/8/2
05 SM Tofazzol Hossain 2011/8/3–present[3]

References

  1. Alam, Sharif Khurshid (2012). "Dakshinkhan Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. এতিমখানা. Dakhshinkhan Union (in Bengali).
  3. পূর্বতন চেয়ারম্যানবৃন্দ [Former Chairmen]. Sakshin Khan Union (in Bengali).

Sources

  • Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Dakshinkhan Thana (2008)
  • Bangladesh Population Census (2001)


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