This document summarizes population and housing census data from 2011 for the Karail slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the following key points: 1) The population of Karail was 40,767 with 21,286 males and 19,481 females. The majority (89.8%) of households were kutcha (temporary) structures. 2) The largest age groups were 25-29 years (25.4%) and 20-24 years (12.3%). Literacy rates were higher for males (56.5%) than females (47%). 3) Most households had electricity (98.4%) but drinking water sources were split between tap (43.9%), tube

1. Demography of Karail Slum in Dhaka
Data analysis of Population and Housing Census 2011
Md. Alamgir Hossen, MBA, ALMI
Statistical Officer, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
MPH Student, JPGSPH, BRAC University
Email: alamgir.so@bbs.gov.bd

3. Fact Sheet of Karail
• Population: Total 40,767, Male 21,286 and
Female 19,481.
• Sex Ratio: 109.27
• Household: Total 10,961, General: 10,733,
Institutional: 4, Other=224.
• % of Household Comprising:
8 and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Avg. HH
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person person person person person person person size
person
6.4% 20.9% 23.2% 21.2% 14.1% 7.2% 3.8% 3.3% 3.7

4. % of population in the age group in Karail
30.0%
25.4%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
12.3% 12.5%
11.2%
10.5% 10.5%
9.9%
10.0%
5.0%
4.5%
1.6% 1.7%
0.0%
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-49 50-59 60-64 65+
Series1 9.9% 11.2% 10.5% 10.5% 12.3% 12.5% 25.4% 4.5% 1.6% 1.7%

5. % Distribution of Population aged 10 years and
above by Sex and Marital status in Karail
Never Divorced /
Sex Total Married Widowed
married Separated
Male 16886 36.3% 63.3% 0.3% 0.1%
Female 15316 26.9% 57.9% 3.8% 0.8%
Male Female
Never married Married Widowed Divorced / Separated
Never married Married Widowed Divorced / Separated
0% 0% 4% 1%
37% 30%
63%
65%

6. Distribution of Population aged 7 years
and above by Literacy and Sex in Karail
Literate (can write a Total 7 years and
Sex Literacy Rate (%)
letter) above aged
Yes 18217 52.0%
Both
No 16812 48.0%
Yes 10398 56.5%
Male
No 8002 43.5%
Yes 7819 47.0%
Female
No 8810 53.0%

7. Distribution of Population aged 3-14 years by
Age groups, School attendance and Sex in Karail
School Attending Status Sex Aged 3-5 years Aged 6-10 years Aged 11-14 years
Both 481 16.3% 3167 67.0% 1877 59.3%
Attending school Male 241 50.1% 1666 52.6% 972 51.8%
Female 240 49.9% 1501 47.4% 905 48.2%
Both 2471 83.7% 1561 33.0% 1287 40.7%
Not attending school Male 1264 51.2% 824 52.8% 603 46.9%
Female 1207 48.8% 737 47.2% 684 53.1%

8. Distribution of Population aged 15-29 years by
Age groups, School attendance and Sex in Karail
School Attending Status Sex Aged 15-19 years Aged 20-24 years Aged 25-29 years
Both 882 20.7% 301 6.0% 59 1.2%
Attending school Male 518 58.7% 195 64.8% 44 74.6%
Female 364 41.3% 106 35.2% 15 25.4%
Both 3381 79.3% 4718 94.0% 5033 98.8%
Not attending school Male 1442 42.7% 2001 42.4% 2677 53.2%
Female 1939 57.3% 2717 57.6% 2356 46.8%

9. Distribution of Population aged 7 years and above not
attending school by Employment Status and Sex in Karail
Employment Status
Not attending
Sex Looking for Household
school Employed Do not work
work work
Not
Both 11355 Applicable 7289 64.2% 92 0.8% 2139 18.8% 1835 16.2%
Male 5240 46.1% 4326 82.6% 50 1.0% 35 0.7% 829 15.8%
Female 6115 53.9% 2963 48.5% 42 0.7% 2104 34.4% 1006 16.5%

10. Distribution of Population aged 7 years and above not attending school but
Employed by Field of Activity and Sex in Karail
Field Activity
Sex Not attending school
Agriculture Industry Service
Both 7289 Not Applicable 251 2.2% 1498 13.2% 5540 48.8%
Male 4326 59.3% 200 4.6% 727 16.8% 3399 78.6%
Female 2963 40.7% 51 1.7% 771 26.0% 2141 72.3%

11. Distribution of Population by Religion in Karail
Muslim Hindu Christian Buddhist Others
Religion Population % of Total
98.76%
Muslim 40262 98.76%
Hindu 465 1.14%
0.01% Christian 30 0.07%
0.07%
0.01% 1.14%
Buddhist 6 0.01%
Others 4 0.01%

12. Percentage Distribution of General Households
by Type of Structure and Toilet Facility in Karail
Type of Structure (%) Toilet Facility (%)
Sanitary
Total HH Sanitary
(non Non-
Pucka Semi-pucka Kutcha Jhupri (water- None
water- sanitary
sealed)
sealed)
10733 3.0% 7.2% 89.8% 0% 10.4% 76.2% 13.4% 0.1%
Type of HH Structure Toilet Facility
Pucka Semi-pucka Kutcha Jhupri Sanitary (water-sealed) Sanitary (non water-sealed)
Non-sanitary None
90%
76%
0%
14%
3%
7% 10%
0%

13. Distribution of General Households by Source
of Drinking Water, Electricity Connection and
Housing Tenancy Status in Karail
Source of Drinking Water Housing Tenancy
General Electricity
HH Connection
Tap Tube-Well Other Owned Rented Rent free
4713 153 5869 10565 1519 8491 725
10733
43.9% 1.4% 54.7% 98.4% 14.1% 79.1% 6.8%
Source of Drinking Water Household Tenancy
7% 14%
55%
Tap Owned
Tube-Well Rented
44%
Other Rent free
79%
1%

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