Kachuai Union Explained

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]

Demographics

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.

Government

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.

Administrative structure

In 2011, there are 6 villages under the union, all of which are listed as follows:[2]

VillagePopulation (2011)
Azimpur5,198
Kachuai9,523
Katha3,382
Lot 75 Sreemai155
Parigram2,298
Sreemai3,788

Places of interest

Attractions in Kachuai Union includes:[3]

Education

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Population & Housing Census-2011 National Volume-2: Union Statistics . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . 128 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208044832/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf . 2015-12-08.
  2. Book: Population & Housing Census-2011 Community Report: Chittagong . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . 148.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-03 . দর্শনীয়স্থান কাচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন কাচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন . Sightseeing places Kachuai Union Kachuai Union . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303001121/http://kachuaiup.chittagong.gov.bd/site/view/tourist_spot . 2018-03-03 .
  4. Web site: 2018-03-04 . এক নজরে কচুয়াই কাচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন কাচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন . Kathua at a glance Kachuai Union . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304110722/http://kachuaiup.chittagong.gov.bd/site/page/c4026d16-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 . 2018-03-04 . kachuaiup.chittagong.gov.bd.