Halishahar Thana

Halishahar হালিশহর
Thana
Halishahar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°20′12.12″N 91°46′29.64″E
Thana	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Metropolis	Chittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Chittagong-10 & Chittagong-11
Formed	1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Government
• Type	Metropolitan Police
• Body	Chattogram Metropolitan Police
• Officer in Charge	Mohammad Moniruzzaman
Area
• Total	9.64 km^2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	234,450
• Density	15,717.3/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

Ananda Bazar Road

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 B-Block Map

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

Halishahar B-Block from the top

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

Khal Par, B-Block, Halishahar

Education

Colleges

• Barrister Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury College
• City Commerce College
• Halishahar Women College

Schools

See also: List of schools in Chittagong

• 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

1. "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
3. "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.
4. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
5. প্রশাসনিক এলাকাসমূহ [Administrative areas]. www.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
6. "Chittagong (Bangladesh): City Districts and Subdistricts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
7. "Various Projects to Boost Chittagong Port Capacity". June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2016.