Halishahar Thana
Halishahar হালিশহর | |
|---|---|
  Halishahar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′12.12″N 91°46′29.64″E / 22.3367000°N 91.7749000°E | |
| Thana |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| City | Chittagong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Police |
| • Body | Chattogram Metropolitan Police |
| • Officer in Charge | Inspector Mohammad Moniruzzaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 234,450 |
| • Density | 15,717.3/km2 (40,708/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4216[3] |
| Area code | 031[4] |
Halishahar (Bengali: হালিশহর) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[5] Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram.
Geography
Total area of this thana is 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)[6]
Places
Areas
| Block A | Block B | Block I | Block J | Block K | Block L | Block G | Block H | Block Z |
Anandabazar
Anandabazar is a coastal area located at Halishahar, near Bay of Bengal. As of 2014, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) was also starting a process for developing a Bay Terminal on about 1000 acres of land along the coastal area at Anandabazar, near the Port of Chittagong.[7]
Anandabazar post office and Ananda Bazar Government Primary School are also located in this place. There is a bus terminal named Anandabazar Bus Terminal.
Halishahar A-Block
This is one of the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. Ward of Chittagong City Corporation. Famous BDR field/ Home ground of Bengali Kheloyar, SOS, Central Mosque, and some primary schools are situated here.
Halishahar B-Block
This is the largest and densely populated area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 26 No. Ward of Chittagong City Corporation . Most of the people here were migrated from Sandwip, Comilla, Noakhali. Halishahar Police Station, North Halishahar Post Office, Baitul Karim Madrasha Complex, Darussunnah Madrasha, B-Block primary school, Ananda Pathshala, Halishahar Public School & College, Halishahar Housing Estate School, Halishahar Mahila College, Bihari Graveyard, Bihari centre, Central Eid-Gah (Shapla Math), S-Club Circle E.T.C are situated here.
Halishahar J-Block
This is one of the smallest and not overcrowded area of Halishahar Thana. It is under 11 No. South Kattally Ward (Ctg. City Corporation) of Chittagong. It has only 4 lanes. J Block is situated at east side of Halishahar Housing Estate Field.
Address: J Block, Halishahar Housing Estate, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Coordinates: 22.3413, 91.7821.
Halishahar H-Block
H block is a relatively smaller area in Halishahar and probably most quieter too. It is adjacent to I block. H block falls under Ward No. 25.
Images
Education
Colleges
- Barrister Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury College
- City Commerce College
- Halishahar Women College
Schools
- Ananda Bazar Government Primary School
- Asgar Ali Chowdhury Para Primary School
- Garib-E-Newaz High School
- Gunners' English School
- Halishahar Alhaj Mohobbot Ali City Corporation High School
- Housing & Settlement Public School
- Rabeya Basari Girl's High School
- Halishahar Housing Estet Model Primary School
- Halishahr Housing Estet High School
- Halishahar Public School and College
- Halishahar Cantonment Public School & College
- Shaheed Lieutenant General Mushfique Bir Uttam High School
- Shah Amanat Shishu Niketan
- Silver Bells Kindergarten & Girls' High School
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Demographics of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Police
- Gram Police Bahini
- Executive magistrate (Bangladesh)
- Bangladesh Ansar
References
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ প্রশাসনিক এলাকাসমূহ [Administrative areas]. www.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Chittagong (Bangladesh): City Districts and Subdistricts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Various Projects to Boost Chittagong Port Capacity". June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.