thana

noun3

1. •
   (India) A police station or police jurisdiction.

   • To this talk the dacoits agreed, and we had no trouble at the Thana, and could eat melons in peace, sitting upon our charpoys all day long. — 1888
2. •
   A subdistrict in cities, equivalent to upazilas.
3. •
   (India) A military outpost.