Khilgaon Thana

Khilgaon (Bengali: খিলগাঁও) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Rampura and Badda Thana on the north, Motijheel, Sabujbagh and Demra Thanas on the south, Rupganj Upazila on the east and Ramna thana on the west.

Khilgaon
খিলগাঁও
Thana
Expandable map of Khilgaon Thana
Khilgaon is located in Bangladesh
Khilgaon
Khilgaon
Location of Khilgaon Thana in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°45′N 90°25.6′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Government
 • Member of ParliamentSaber Hossain Chowdhury
Area
 • Total14.02 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2001)not counted
 • Total230,902
 • Density16,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiteen.banglapedia.org/images/d/db/KhilgaonThana.jpg

Geography

Khilgaon is located at 23.75095°N 90.42527°E / 23.75095; 90.42527. Its total area is 14.02 km2.

Demographics

Khilgaon has a population of 230,902. Males constitute 54.3% of the population, and females 45.7%.[2] Average literacy rate of the thana is 57.5%; male being 61.52% and female 53.74%.

Transportation

Rickshaws, CNGs are always available. There are also some buses available which includes Midline, Bahon, Turag, Noor-E-Mekkah, Raida, Labbaik, Talukdar etc. These buses link between Khilgaon, Farmgate, Nilkhet, Motijheel, Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Badda, Gulshan, Mirpur, Moghbazar and many other places.

Flyover

The Khilgaon Flyover is located in this area to ease traffic congestion and help the vehicles and passengers to bypass traffic.


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Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 26 schools, 6 Madashas and 11 colleges in the upazila. Khilgaon Model College is the only masters level one. Here are some notable schools and colleges:[3][4]

Khilgaon Government High School

National Ideal College

Khilgaon Government Girls' School and College

Quality Education School, Khilgaon

Khilgaon Model School

Faizur Rahman Ideal Institute

Dhaka Ideal School

Bashabo High School

Ali Ahmed High School

Shantipur High School and College

Dakhin Banasree Model High School & College[2]

Park International School and College

See also

References
  1. "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Khilgaon Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "List of Intermediate Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  4. "List of Master's Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 18, 2017.


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