Kachua Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.3500° N 90.8917° E

Kachua Upazila
Kachua
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Chandpur District
Coordinates	23.3500° N 90.8917° E
Area	235.82 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	293683  - 1245/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kachua

Kachua (Bengali: কচুয়া) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Kachua is located at 23.3500° N 90.8917° E . It has 50262 units of house hold and total area 235.82 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Kachua has a population of 293683. Males constitute are 49.7% of the population, and females 50.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135448. Kachua has an average literacy rate of 34.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Kachua has 12 Unions/Wards, 173 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 238 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.