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The Gulshan thana comprises an area of 53.59 km², consisting of three wards (72, 73 and 74), 37 mouzas and 20 villages, including Gulshan Model Town, consisting of Gulshan circle 1 and circle 2, Banani Model Town, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, and Mohakhali. 50% of the area is residential, 20% commercial, and 12% is diplomatic area.<ref name="banglapedia"/> 18% land in Gulshan consists of other areas, including [[slum]]s, of which the biggest is the Karail slum. Apart from the urban areas, the 37 mouzas of Gulshan thana also contain 20 villages.<ref name="banglapedia"/>
[[1991|As per 1991]] Bangladesh [[census]]{{GR|Bangladeh}}, Gulshan had a population of 28,1337.<ref>Male 55.22%; female 44.78%</ref> Many of Dhaka's richest reside here. 21.59% of residents are occupied with commerce, while 40.92% are service professionals. Average literacy rate of the area is 59.7% for people over the age of 7 against the national average of 32.4%. <ref name="census">{{cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref> 93.65% of the Gulshan population are Muslims.
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