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Kanchana Union

Coordinates: 22°7′N 92°0.5′E / 22.117°N 92.0083°E / 22.117; 92.0083
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Kanchana Union
কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন
Kanchana Union is located in Bangladesh
Kanchana Union
Kanchana Union
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°7′N 92°0.5′E / 22.117°N 92.0083°E / 22.117; 92.0083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
Government
 • Union ChairmanRamjan Ali
Area
 • Total
13.53 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
21,575
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Post code
4386
Websitekanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd

Kanchana Union (Bengali: কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad of Satkania Upazila in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

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The union has a total area of 13.53 km2 or 5.22 sq miles.[2][1]

Kanchana Union is located in the western part of Satkania Upazila. The distance from this union to Upazila Sadar is about 15 kilometers. It is bounded on the north by Charoti Union and Amilaish Union, on the east by Amilaish Union and Eochia Union, on the south by Eochia Union and on the west by Eochia Union and Sadhanpur Union of Banshkhali Upazila.

The Gaharchari Canal, Burachari Canal and Eochia Chara Canal are flowing over Kanchana Union.[3]

Population

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As of 2011, the union total population is 21,275. Male is 10,164 and female is 11,411.[2]

Naming and history

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It is said that in ancient times, the village was attracted by its natural beauty, economic prosperity and the abode of spiritual pursuits. They wanted to buy the village from the people of the village at the price of kanchan. Bengali kanchan means gold. But the villagers did not want to hand over the freedom in exchange for Kanchan or gold. On the one hand, the Auliya saints want to pay Kanchan as the price of the village and on the other hand, the people of the village do not respond, Bengali means "Na". Finally, Kanchan and Na merge with Kanchana.

Administrative area

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Kanchana Union is 4th union of Satkania Upazila. The union administrative activities are under Satkania police station. It is part of Jatiya Sangsads 292 constituency Chittagong-15.[2] It consists of Kanchana mouza. The villages of this union are:

  1. South Kanchana
  2. Middle Kanchana
  3. North Kanchana

Education

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Kanchana Union has a literacy rate of 49.31%,[1] The union has 3 secondary schools, 3 madrasas and 9 primary schools.

Madrasa
  • Kanchana Anwarul Ulum Islamia Alia Madrasa
  • South Kanchana Shah Rashidia Islamia Dhakil Madrasa
  • Darul Ihsan Women Dhakil Madrasa[4]
Secondary school
  • Amilaish Kanchana Bonga Chandra Ghosh Institute
  • Kanchana Girls High School
  • South Kanchana Nur Ahmed Chowdhury High School[5]
Primary School
  • North Kanchana Kamal Uddin Government Primary School
  • North Kanchana Government Primary School
  • Kanchana A I Government Primary School
  • Kanchana Palpara Government Primary School
  • Kanchana Girls Primary School
  • Kanchana Government Primary School
  • South Kanchana Gurguri Government Primary School
  • Bokshirkhil Model Government Primary School
  • Middle Kanchana Government Primary School

Religious places

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Kanchana Union has 18 mosques, 5 Eidgahs and 5 temples.

Places of interest

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  • Traditional Kazi Jame Mosque

Notable residents

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Chairman

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  • Present chairman: Ramjan Ali[6]
List of all Chairman
Serial Chairman name period
1 Syed Rafiqur Rahman 1958-1962
2 Abdur Rahim 1963-1967
3 B. M. Faizur Rahman 1968-1969
4 Nur Ahmed 1970-1972
5 Furak Ahmed 1973-1977
6 Abdul Hakim 1978
7 Jahirul Haque 1978-1982
8 Anowerul Haque Kaderi 1983-1987
9 Ataur Rahman 1988-1991
10 Anowerul Haque Kaderi 1992-1997
11 Ataur Rahman 1998-2000
12 Abu Shah Alam Ledu 2001-2002
13 Maulana Mujaffar Ahmed 2003-2016
14 Ramjan Ali 2016–present

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Satkania Upazila". Banglapedia.
  2. ^ a b c গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union (in Bengali).
  3. ^ খাল ও নদী - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union.
  4. ^ মাদ্রাসা - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union.
  5. ^ মাধ্যমিকবিদ্যালয় - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union.
  6. ^ রমজান আলী - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union.
  7. ^ ইউনিয়ন পরিষদের পূর্বতন চেয়ারম্যানবৃন্দ - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. Kanchana Union.