Demra ( bn, ডেমরা) is a ( metropolitan)

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, The capital of

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. It consists of Ward No 64,65(part),67,68,69 and 70 of

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.Demra is Situated in The Eastern Border area of

Dhaka City Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

History

Demra thana was established in 1973. The thana consists of 6 words & 19 mouzas.

Geography

Demra Thana is located at . It has 102757 units of household and total area 22.4 km² 011 It is bounded by khilgaon and sabujbagh thanas on the north, Sampur thana and Narayanganj sadar upazila on the south, Rupganj upazila on the east, Kadamtali And jatrabari thanas on the west.

Demographics / Population

According to the 2011 census, Demra has a population of 22,8,69. Male 12,16,05 females 10,46,64. Male to female ratio is 53.83% and 48.28%. John. The literacy rate among the town people is 51.1%. At the 1991 Bangladesh

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Demra had a population of 521,160, of whom 290,981 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 56.42% of the population, and females 43.58%. Demra had an average literacy rate of 52.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.{{cite web , url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm , title = Population Census Wing, BBS. , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm , archive-date = 2005-03-27 , access-date = 2006-11-10

Parliament's constituency

Demra is a part of

Dhaka-5 Dhaka-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 2008, it has been held by Habibur Rahman Mollah of the Awami League until 2020. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Cor ...

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. It is one of the 300 constituencies of the National Assembly of Bangladesh. It is the 178th seat of the Jatiya Sangsad in the Dhaka district. The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the

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redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the

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. 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

Education

The literacy rate of Demra is 89.90%. There are 5 colleges, 17 secondary schools, 55 primary schools And 11 madrasah.

Notable educational institutions

1. Samsul Haq Khan School and College, 2. Darunnazat Siddikia Kamil Madarasah, 3. Demra College, 4. Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College, 5. Greenland Polytechnic Institute, 6. Demra Ideal College, 7. Bawani High School, 8. Haji Moazzem Ali Adarsh High School, 9. Mother Memorial Model Academy, 10. Bawani Adarsh Vidyalaya, 11. Dagir Model School 12. Haji MA Gafur Government Secondary School, 13. Dagir Government Primary School, 14. Dogair Rustam Ali High School, 15. Anandalok High School, 16. Ali Akbar High School, 16. Titas Gas Model High School, 16. Dayaganj Bazar Government Primary School, 19. Islamia Madrasa. 20. Bamoil Ideal High School & College 21. Bamoil Govt. Primary School

Notable person

Habibur Rahman Mollah Habibur Rahman (27 January 1942 – 6 May 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-4 and Dhaka-5 constituencies. Career Mollah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-5 as a candidat ...

- (26 January 1942 - 6 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician, businessman and Member of Parliament. He was a Member of Parliament from Dhaka- 4 and Dhaka-5 constituencies; * দান বীর রুস্তুম আলী

Cultural institutions

Club 10, Library 4, Cinema Hall 2, Playground 3.

References

Thanas of Dhaka