Kachuai Union | |
Native Name: | কচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন |
Settlement Type: | Union Council |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Chittagong division#Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 22.2803°N 92.0236°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Patiya |
Area Total Km2: | 59.84 |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | SM Inzamul Haque Jasim |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Population Total: | 24344 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4370 |
Official Name: | No. 16 Kachuai Union Parishad |
Kachuai is a union council of Patiya Upaila, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It shares a border with Patiya Municipality and Haidgaon Union in its north, Dhopachhari Union in its east, Kanchanabad Union and Kharana Union in its south, as well as Chhanhara Union and Bhatikhain Union in its west. In the year 2011, the union has a total population of 24,344.[1]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kachuai Union has a population of 24,344, of which 12,216 are male and 12,128 are female. There are 4,704 households within the union. The overall literacy rate is 52.9%, with 54.1% of the male population being literate and 51.7% of the female being literate.
Kachuai is the 16th union council under Patiya Upazila. The administrative activities of Kachuai Union are under the supervision of Patiya Thana. In addition, it is within the Chittagong-12 Constituency No. 289 of Jatiya Sangsad.
In 2011, there are 6 villages under the union, all of which are listed as follows:[2]
Village | Population (2011) | |
---|---|---|
Azimpur | 5,198 | |
Kachuai | 9,523 | |
Katha | 3,382 | |
Lot 75 Sreemai | 155 | |
Parigram | 2,298 | |
Sreemai | 3,788 |
Attractions in Kachuai Union includes:[3]
As of 2011, there are 2 high schools and 8 public primary schools within the union. As for the religious schools, there are 3 senior madrasas and 16 forkaniya madrasas.[4]