Sutrapur সুত্রাপুর |
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Thana | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°42′N 90°25.2′E / 23.700°N 90.4200°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 90°25.2′E / 23.700°N 90.4200°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Dhaka District |
Area | |
• Total | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 307,483 |
• Density | 70,202/km2 (181,820/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | bangladesh |
Sutrapur (Bengali: সুত্রাপুর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sutrapur is located at 23°42′00″N 90°25′15″E / 23.7000°N 90.4208°E . It has 49,286 households and total area 4.38 km².
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sutrapur had a population of 307,483, of whom 186,619 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 57.33% of the population, and females 42.67%. Sutrapur had an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), twice as high as the national average of 32.4%.
Sutrapur is home to some of the old and renowned schools, like Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, St Gregory's High School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Muslim Government High School, and Pogose School, Dhaka.