Gendaria Thana

Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Gendaria Thana গেন্ডারিয়া থানা
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Gendaria Thana
23°41′58″N 90°25′16″E / 23.6995°N 90.4212°E / 23.6995; 90.4212
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	1.83 km² (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	137,721
• Density	75,257/km² (194,910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Gendaria (Bengali: গেন্ডারিয়া) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its area is 1.83 square kilometres (0.71 sq mi).^[3] The name is a portmanteau of original name Grand Area, still found in deeds prior to 1950s.

Educational institutions

The only college in the upazila is Fazlul Hoq Mohila College, an honors level one.^[4]

According to Banglapedia, Bangladesh Bank Ideal High School, Gandaria High School, Moniza Rahman Girls' High School, and Narinda Government High School are notable secondary schools.^[5]

The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ Md Tuhin Molla (2012). "Dhaka District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "List of Degree Colleges (Honors)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ Nahar, Shamsun (2012). "Gandaria Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "List of Fazil Madrasas". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "List of Kamil Madrasas". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.