Kachua

KACHUAKachua Upazila (chandpur district) with an area of 235.82 sq km, is bounded by chandina and daudkandi upazilas on the north, shahrasti and hajiganj upazilas on the south, barura and Chandina upazilas on the east, matlab upazila on the west. Boaljuri, Kachu, and Kalichhari river are notable. Dighi (tank): 8 noted of which are Shaharpar Dighi, Dulal Rajar Dighi (Palgiri), Behular Dighi (Ujani) and Sachar Deghi.

Kachua (Town) consists of 9 wards and 20 mahallas. The area of the town is 6.04 sq km. It has a population of 21695; male 50.07%, female 49.93%; population density per sq km is 3592. Literacy rate among the town people is 40.2%. It has one dakbungalow.

Administration Kachua thana, now an upazila, was established in 1818. The upazila consists of 12 union parishads, 173 mouzas and 238 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics Bakhtiar Khan Jami Mosque (Ujani), Jami Mosque at village Palgiri, Dighi and pata (stone piece) of Behula, Manash Mura of goddess Manasa and Math at Tulatuli.

Historical events During the War of Liberation several freedom fighters were killed in a direct encounter with Pak army at Raghunathpur Bazar.

Population 293683; male 49.70%, female 50.30%; Muslim 92.14%, Hindu 7.85% and others 0.01%.

Religious institutions Mosque 443, temple 49, tomb 10, sacred place 1.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 34.1%; male 39.5% and female 28.9%. Educational institutions: university college 1, high school 32, madrasa 17, government primary school 144, non-government primary school 82, NGO operated school 49. Noted educational institution: Sachar High School (1916).

Cultural organisations Club 89, public library 2, theatre group 2, women's organisation 13, playground 32.

Main occupations Agriculture 48.28%, agricultural labourer 19.09%, wage labourer 3.68%, commerce 8.24%, service 7.03%, transport 1.82% and others 11.86%.

Land use Total cultivable land 23460.54 hectares; land under cultivation 19259.41 hectares; fallow land 46.54 hectares.

Land control Among the peasants 30% are landless, 30% small, 25% intermediate and 15% rich; land under irrigation 0.06 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 25000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, potato, mustard seed and sesame.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Jute, kaun and arahar.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, pineapple, banana and kul.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 9, fishery 10, dairy 6 and hatchery 3.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 150 km, semi pucca 70 km and mud road 750 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage and bullock cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Flour mill 1, cold storage 1 and ice factory 3.

Cottage industries Bamboo work 10, goldsmith 20, blacksmith 150, wood work 50, tailoring 12, bidi 1, cocoon produced by female labourer.

Hats, bazars and fairs Total number of hats and bazars are 32, most noted of which are Kachua, Rahimanagar, Sachar, Jagatpur, Darbeshganj and Charabhanga Bazar; fairs 10, noted of which are Rath Mela at Sachar, Harisavar Mela at Naula, Aingiri Mela, Gohot Mela, Koriya Battala Mela and Meghdaha Mela.

Main exports Potato, banana and kul.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, KIDP, Pages and Uddipan.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 12. [Habibunnabi Shariful Haque Shajee]

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