Khilgaon Thana

Khilgaon
Khilgaon ; খিলগাঁও
	Thana
	Expandable map of Khilgaon Thana
	Khilgaon Location of Khilgaon Thana in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 23°45′N 90°25.6′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Government
• Member of Parliament	Saber Hossain Chowdhury
Area
• Total	14.02 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2001)not counted
• Total	230,902
• Density	16,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	en.banglapedia.org/images/d/db/KhilgaonThana.jpg

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, Ramna thana on the west.

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%.

Administration

Khilgaon has 3 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 9 villages.

Transportation

Three major buses are available: Midline Transportation, Bahan Transportation, and Noor -E - Mekkah transportation. These buses link between Khilgaon and Motijheel, Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Gulshan, Mirpur.

Flyover bridge

Khilgaon Flyover is the 2nd flyover constructed in Bangladesh.

Education

There are seven colleges in the upazila. Khilgaon Model College is the only masters level one.[3][4]

According to Banglapedia, Basabo High School, Dhaka Ideal School, Khilgaon Government High School (founded in 1967), Khilgaon Government Girls' School, Khilgaon Model School, Faizur Rahman Ideal Institute, National Ideal College, Ali Ahmed High School and Shantipur High School and College are notable secondary schools.[2]

References

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

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[Elevation_of_Dhaka-1] "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[Banglapedia-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.