Khilgaon ( bn, খিলগাঁও) is a

Thana Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (Briti ...

of Dhaka District in the Division of

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. 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.

Geography

Khilgaon is located at . 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%. 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,

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, Nilkhet,

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, Mohammadpur, Badda, Gulshan, Mirpur, Moghbazar and many other places.

Flyover Bridge

Khilgaon Flyover is the second flyover constructed in Bangladesh. Image of Khilgaon Flyover: https://www.google.com/search?q=khilgaon+flyover&sxsrf=ALeKk028D16cWS0G9huVR2_FaC-qUjyd6Q:1614746749288&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlupKzqJPvAhXP73MBHXcrAx8Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1229&bih=578#imgrc=3YNsMf7q-jq0YM

Education

There are 26 schools, 6 Madashas and 11 colleges in the upazil

Khilgaon Model College is the only masters level one. Here are some notable schools and colleges: Khilgaon Government High School National Ideal College Khilgaon Government Girls' School and College 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

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