Kanchana Union () is a union parishad of Satkania Upazila in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography The union has a total area of 13.53 km2 or 5.22 sq miles.
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.
Population As of 2011, the union total population is 21,275. Male is 10,164 and female is 11,411.
Naming and history 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 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. It consists of Kanchana mouza. The villages of this union are: South Kanchana Middle Kanchana North Kanchana
Education Kanchana Union has a literacy rate of 49.31%, 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
Secondary school Amilaish Kanchana Bonga Chandra Ghosh Institute Kanchana Girls High School South Kanchana Nur Ahmed Chowdhury High School
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 Kanchana Union has 18 mosques, 5 Eidgahs and 5 temples.
Places of interest Traditional Kazi Jame Mosque
Notable residents 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 Present chairman: Ramjan Ali List of all Chairman SerialChairman name period1Syed Rafiqur Rahman1958-19622Abdur Rahim1963-19673B. M. Faizur Rahman 1968-19694Nur Ahmed1970-19725Furak Ahmed1973-19776Abdul Hakim19787Jahirul Haque1978-19828Anowerul Haque Kaderi1983-19879Ataur Rahman1988-199110Anowerul Haque Kaderi1992-199711Ataur Rahman1998-200012Abu Shah Alam Ledu2001-200213Maulana Mujaffar Ahmed2003-201614Ramjan Ali2016–present
See also Madarsha Union Eochia Union
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