It is the closest separate city to the centre of Dhaka.

About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in the district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.

[1] Savar city is located at 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E / 23.85; 90.26 in the central region of Bangladesh.

Savar had a sex ratio of 107.20 males per 100 females and a literacy rate of 86.00%.

[1] Savar is governed by a Paurashava named Savar municipality which consists of 9 wards and 56 mahallas, which occupies an area of 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi).