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'''Kashiani Upazila''' ([[Gopalganj District|gopalganj district]]) area 299.64 sq km, located in between 23°05' and 23°19' north latitudes and in between 89°41' and 89°56' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Boalmari Upazila|boalmari]] upazila on the north, [[Gopalganj Sadar Upazila|gopalganj sadar]] upazila on the south, [[Muksudpur Upazila|muksudpur]] and Gopalganj Sadar upazilas on the east, [[Lohagara Upazila (Narail District)|lohagara]] and [[Alfadanga Upazila|alfadanga]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 228647; male 114415, female 114232; Muslim 175647, Hindu 52821, Buddhist 145 and others 40.

''Water bodies'' [[Madhumati River|madhumati]], Barasia; Basarater Canal is notable.

''Administration'' Kashiani Thana was formed in 1936 and it was turned into an upazila in 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
|-
|
-
|
14
|
151
|
163
|
5645
|
223002
|
763
|
64.2
|
54.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
1.67
|
1
|
5645
|
3380
|
67.7
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Orakandi
54
|
4347
|
7265
|
7344
|
55.50
|-
|
Kashiani
27
|
5291
|
13087
|
13290
|
59.41
|-
|
Nijamkandi
47
|
5083
|
6279
|
5696
|
46.85
|-
|
Puisur
67
|
3913
|
4407
|
4515
|
55.53
|-
|
Parulia
61
|
4093
|
4880
|
5232
|
46.27
|-
|
Fukura
13
|
6654
|
12300
|
12366
|
48.23
|-
|
Bethuri
06
|
4993
|
7098
|
6432
|
59.20
|-
|
Maheshpur
40
|
8963
|
16754
|
17261
|
50.58
|-
|
Mamudpur
33
|
3998
|
6183
|
6307
|
53.10
|-
|
Rajpat
74
|
4139
|
6868
|
6661
|
48.12
|-
|
Ratail
81
|
6116
|
11155
|
11320
|
57.63
|-
|
Sajail
88
|
6289
|
9572
|
10015
|
59.50
|-
|
Singa
94
|
7267
|
3865
|
3569
|
50.18
|-
|
Hatiara
20
|
2893
|
4702
|
4224
|
52.67
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Sree Sree Hari Mandir.

''Historical events'' In 1846, the indigo planters of Kashiani upazila killed three rebellious peasants. On 2 September 1971, an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army was held at Bhatiapara Wireless Station in which one freedom fighter was killed. On 5 October the freedom fighters launched an attack on the Bhatiapara Wireless Station and killed 7 Pak soldiers. In October, an encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at a place on the bank of Tarail-Fukura river in which four freedom fighters were killed; the Pak army also captured 4 freedom fighters and killed them at a slaughter place in Gopalganj. In late October, 30 Pak soldiers were killed in an encounter with the freedom fighters. In early December, 17 Pak soldiers were killed in another encounter with the freedom fighters. Six Pak soldiers were killed in a three-day encounter with the freedom fighters on 16, 17 and 18 December. On 19 December, 49 Pak soldiers surrendered to the freedom fighters and the allied forces. Besides, during the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Fukura, Bhatiapara and Rahuldanga in which more than one hundred Pak soldiers were killed and so were 20 freedom fighters and 50 innocent villagers.

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

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1 (Bhatiapara).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 392, temple 233, church 1, tomb 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 53.5%; male 56.7%, female 50.5%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 39, primary school 156, madrasa 11, kindergarten 4. Noted educational institutions: Government SK College (1942), AR Ali Khan College (1942), University of Creative Technology College (BEd College), Madan Mohan High School (1902), Kashiani Girish Chandra Pilot High School (1902), Orakandi High School (1909), Kumaria Lakshmipur Nimmna Secondary School (1914), Sajail Gopi Mohan High School (1929), Ramdia SK Secondary School, Bhatiapara Secondary School, Joynagar Secondary School, Tilchhara Secondary School, Demrakandi NI Madrasa, Majra MU Senior Madrasa, Joynagar Senior Madrasa.

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Gramanchal, Pratoy (irregular), Barasia (irregular), Ramdia Barta (defunct); Monthly: Matua Darpan.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 9, cinema hall 1, theatre group 1, women organisation 33, club 50, playground 60, theatre 1, other cultural society 8.'

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 60.01%, non-agricultural labourer 3.07%, industry 0.44%, commerce 10.76%, transport and communication 2.69%, service 15.32%, construction 0.98%, religious service 0.22%, rent and remittance 0.70% and others 5.81%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 65.84%, landless 34.16%; agricultural landowner: urban 48.91% and rural 66.28%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard, betel leaf, pulse.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, arahar, sweet potato.

''Main fruits'' Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, coconut, banana, papaya.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 240, dairy 134, poultry 256, nursery 12.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 156.38 km, mud road 354.81 km; railway 11 km; waterway 28 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Ice factory, saw mill.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, bamboo and cane work, nakshi kantha, nakshi pakha.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 11, most noted of which are Kashiani Hat, Bhatiapara Hat, Joynagar Hat, Ramdia Hat, Fukura Hat, Paranpur Cattle Hat, Bathandanga Hat, Kumaria Hat and Orakandi Baruni Mela.

''Main exports'' Fish, betel leaf, pulse, jute.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 9.28% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.'

''Natural resources'' Pit coal has been discovered in Singa, Hatiara and Rajpat unions of the upazila.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 94.88%, tap 0.23%, pond 1.27% and others 3.62%.'

''Sanitation'' 40.56% (rural 39.74% and urban 71.58%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 52.16% (rural 52.89% and urban 24.41%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 7.28% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 6, satellite clinic 8, clinic 4.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are Sampriti, NADO, [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Md Shah Alam]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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