Kachua Upazila, Chandpur


Kachua is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kachua is located in between 23.15 and 23.28 degrees of North latitudes and 90.48 to 91.01 degrees of East longitudes. . It has 50,262 households and a total area of 235.82 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kachua had a population of 293,683. Males constituted 49.7% of the population, and females 50.3%. The population aged 18 or over was 135,448. Kachua had an average literacy rate of 34.1%, against the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Kachua upozila has 12 unions
  1. Sachar
  2. Pathoir
  3. Bitara
  4. Palakhal Model
  5. Sohodebpur
  6. Kachua
  7. Kachua
  8. Kadla
  9. Karyia
  10. Gohat
  11. Gohat
  12. Ashrafpur

    Notable people

Some famous academics of Kachua are
  1. Late Ashke Ali Khan
  2. Professor Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir
  3. Alhaz MD. Milon
  4. Dr. Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir
  5. Mrs. Nilufa Begum
  6. Dr. Helal-ud-din Abedin
  7. Dr. Muntasir Mamun
  8. Maulana Abdul Awal