Kanchana Union (Bengali: কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন) is a Union of Satkania Upazila in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Kanchana Union
কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
  Kanchana Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°7′N 92°0.5′E / 22.117°N 92.0083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Government | |
| • Union Chairman | Ramjan Ali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.53 km2 (5.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,575 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Post code | 4387 |
| Website | official website |
Area edit
Population edit
As of 2011, the union total population is 21,275. Male is 10,164 and female is 11,411.[2]
Location and boundaries edit
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.
Naming and history edit
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 edit
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:
- South Kanchana
- Middle Kanchana
- North Kanchana
Education system edit
Kanchana Union has a literacy rate of 49.31%,[4] The union has 3 secondary schools, 3 madrasas and 9 primary schools.
Educational institution edit
- Madrasa
- Kanchana Anwarul Ulum Islamia Alia Madrasa
- South Kanchana Shah Rashidia Islamia Dhakil Madrasa
- Darul Ihsan Women Dhakil Madrasa[5]
- Secondary school
- Amilaish Kanchana Bonga Chandra Ghosh Institute
- Kanchana Girls High School
- South Kanchana Nur Ahmed Chowdhury High School[6]
- 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 edit
Kanchana Union has 18 mosques, 5 Eidgahs and 5 temples.
Canals and rivers edit
The Gaharchari Canal, Burachari Canal and Eochia Chara Canal are flowing over Kanchana Union.[7]
Places of interest edit
- Traditional Kazi Jame Mosque
Notable residents edit
- Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin - Ekushey Padak recipient and Bangladeshi academic.
- Asif Iqbal - Bangladeshi lyricist and composer.
- B. M. Faizur Rahman - Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter
Chairman edit
- Present chairman: Ramjan Ali[8]
- 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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Satkania (Subdistrict (Upazila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b c গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali).
- ^ a2i bd
- ^ a b সাতকানিয়া উপজেলা - বাংলাপিডিয়া. bn.banglapedia.org.
- ^ মাদ্রাসা - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd.
- ^ মাধ্যমিকবিদ্যালয় - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd.
- ^ খাল ও নদী - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd.
- ^ রমজান আলী - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন. kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd.
- ^ "ইউনিয়ন পরিষদের পূর্বতন চেয়ারম্যানবৃন্দ - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন - কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন". kanchanaup.chittagong.gov.bd.