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'''Kachua Upazila '''([[Bagerhat District|bagerhat district]]) area 131.62 sq km, located in between 22°34' and 22°45' north latitudes and in between 89°49' and 89°56' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Chitalmari Upazila|chitalmari]] upazila on the north, [[Morrelganj Upazila|morrelganj]] upazila on the south, [[Nazirpur Upazila|nazirpur]] and [[Pirojpur Sadar Upazila|pirojpur sadar]] upazilas on the east, [[Bagerhat Sadar Upazila|bagerhat sadar]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 100093; male 50766, female 49327; Muslim 79238, Hindu 20830, Buddhist 16 and others 9.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Baleshwari, Taleswar, [[Bishkhali River|bishkhali]]; Larar Canal are notable.

''Administration'' Kachua Thana was formed in 1886 and it was turned into an upazila on 14 September 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
-

|
7

|
78

|
101

|
9632

|
90461

|
760

|
58.7

|
62.3

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
8.32

|
3

|
9632

|
1158

|
58.7

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Kachua
57

|
3731

|
7510

|
7112

|
59.54

|-
|
Gazalia
38

|
4945

|
8511

|
8499

|
56.45

|-
|
Gopalpur
47

|
3316

|
4902

|
4844

|
61.10

|-
|
Dhopakhali
28

|
3135

|
6629

|
6748

|
59.18

|-
|
Badhal
15

|
5246

|
7629

|
7211

|
60.59

|-
|
Maghia
66

|
4908

|
6772

|
6546

|
68.53

|-
|
Raripara
76

|
5225

|
8813

|
8367

|
68.01

|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Shibpur Shivabari (1300 AD), Kali Mandir adjacent to the Zamindar Bari at Maghia.

''History of the War of Liberation'' On 3 May 1971, the Pak army brutally killed 42 villagers at Shankharikathi Hat of Badhal union. The Pak army in collaboration with the razakars captured 60 persons from the Bhasa Bazar of Maghia union and later shot them dead at a place near the Bhasarhat Bridge of village Maghia.

[[Image:KachuaUpazilaBagerhat.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 7 (Sakharikati, Maghia and Kachua); memorial monument 2.''Religious institutions'' Mosque 169, temple 47, sacred place 2.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 62.0%; male 63.7%, female 60.2%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 17, primary school 94, madrasa 8. Noted educational institutions: Kachua Degree College, Kachua Mahila Degree College, Majeda Begum Krishi Projukti College, Moshni Secondary School (1915), Goalmath Rashikpal High School (1916), Baroikhali Government Primary School (1918), Madhabkati Ahmadia Fazil Degree Madrasa (1915).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Khanjahan, Sujanesu International, Dipayan, Tritiya Nayan, Sundarban, Kabikantha, Partha Sarathi (religious peroidical); periodical: Muktijuddhe Kachua (1999).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 4, club 58, cinema hall 1, theatre group 1.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 58.66%, non-agricultural labourer 3.67%, industry 0.6%, commerce 17.57%, transport and communication 5.43%, service 7.05%, construction 1.48%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.29% and others 5.05%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 63.75%, landless 36.25%; agricultural landowner: urban 41.50% and rural 66.13%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, sugarcane, wheat, jute, cotton, betel leaf, pulse, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Mustard, sesame, sweet potato, ground-nut, tobacco.

''Main fruits'' Coconut, banana, sapodilla, water-melon, betel nut, plam.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, saw mill.

''Cottage industries'' Jute work, nakshi kantha, cane work, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 14, fairs 11, most noted of which are Kachua Hat, Bairagi Hat, Signboard Bazar, Goalmat Bazar, Bishkhali Baruni Mela and Shivabari Mela.

''Main exports'' Coconut, betel nut, banana, palm molasses.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 17.33% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 75.74%, tap 2.75%, pond 20.20% and others 1.31%.

''Sanitation'' 48.31% (rural 51.47% and urban 18.67%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 46.60% (rural 43.37% and urban 76.83%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.09% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, union health and family welfare centre 7, satellite clinic 2, community clinic 10, clinic 1.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are Onnesha, Prodeepan, [[Asa|asa]], [[BRAC|brac]], CARE, CODEC. [Partho Dev Shaha]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Kachua Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:কচুয়া উপজেলা (বাগেরহাট)]]

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