Kachua Upazila, Chandpur

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Kachua
কচুয়া
Upazila
Kachua
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°53.5′E / 23.350°N 90.8917°E / 23.350; 90.8917Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°53.5′E / 23.350°N 90.8917°E / 23.350; 90.8917
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Chandpur District
Area
  Total 235.82 km2 (91.05 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 293,683
  Density 1,245/km2 (3,220/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Kachua

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

Geography

Kachua is located at 23°21′00″N 90°53′30″E / 23.3500°N 90.8917°E / 23.3500; 90.8917 . It has 50262 units of house hold and total area 235.82 km². kachua sawoth chandpur.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kachua has a population of 293683. Males constitute 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]

Administrative

Kachua has 12 Unions/Wards, 173 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 238 villages & Ashrafpur is the largest village in the thana.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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