[5] The name is a portmanteau of original name Grand Area, still found in deeds prior to 1950s.
Gendaria Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 125.There were 585 floating people in this jurisdiction.
[7] The religious breakdown was Muslim 89.71% (123,550), Hindu 9.96% (13,719), Christian 0.31% (428), Buddhist 0.01% (20), and others 0.00% (4).
The ethnic minority people living there were 110 persons in total.
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