Cantonment popularly called Dhaka Cantonment

Dhaka Cantonment

Dhaka Cantonment is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are situated within this cantonment...

, is a Thana

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is divided as follows#divisions 7 #districts 64 #subdistricts #Union ParishadsDhaka City has 90 wards and 725 mahallas.-Former regions:...

 of Dhaka District

Dhaka District

Dhaka District is a district located in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the south of the district...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. It is the seat of the Army Headquarter

Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...

, Naval Headquarter

Bangladesh Navy

The Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...

 and the Air Force Headquarter

Bangladesh Air Force

The Bangladesh Air Force , is the air arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh Air Force currently employs more than 22,000 personnel including 600+ Pilots.-History:...

, as well as other important military establishments.

Authorisation is required to enter the cantonment, with gates on the roads at most entries. Due to this, the cantonment is one of the quietest places in Dhaka, with little traffic or commotion.

Geography

Cantonment is located at 23.8222°N 90.4083°E . It has 36540 units of house hold and total area 29.94 km².

Demographics

Bangladesh census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Cantonment has a population of 117,464. Males constitute are 55.53% of the population, and females 44.47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109817. Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 68% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.