The thana consists of one union parishad, eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages.

After the Bangladesh Liberation War, following the victory day, Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972.

The thana, with a total area of 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi), is situated in the northeast of Dhaka city.

Mirpur Beribadh (dyke) is a place in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

The Dhaka Zoo, the National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh, Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium,Sony Cinema Hall, the Nobel Prize-winning Grameen Bank’s head office, Mirpur Cantonment and educational institutions including Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh University of Professionals, SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, Dhaka Commerce College, Govt.