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Kachuai Union

কচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন
Kachuai Union কচুয়াই ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
	No. 16 Kachuai Union Parishad
	Kachuai Union Kachuai Union
	Coordinates: 22°16′49″N 92°01′25″E / 22.28028°N 92.02361°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Chittagong
Upazila	Patiya
Government
• Chairman	SM Inzamul Haque Jasim
Area
• Total	59.84 km2 (23.10 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	24,344
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4370

Kachuai (Bengali: কচুয়াই) is a union council of Patiya Upaila, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It shares a border with Patiya Municipality and Haidgaon Union in its north, Dhopachhari Union in its east, Kanchanabad Union and Kharana Union in its south, as well as Chhanhara Union and Bhatikhain Union in its west. In the year 2011, the union has a total population of 24,344.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kachuai Union has a population of 24,344, of which 12,216 are male and 12,128 are female. There are 4,704 households within the union. The overall literacy rate is 52.9%, with 54.1% of the male population being literate and 51.7% of the female being literate.

Government

Kachuai is the 16th union council under Patiya Upazila. The administrative activities of Kachuai Union are under the supervision of Patiya Thana. In addition, it is within the Chittagong-12 Constituency No. 289 of Jatiya Sangsad.

Administrative structure

In 2011 six villages were under the union, all of them listed as follows:^[2]

Village	Population (2011)
Azimpur	5,198
Kachuai	9,523
Katha	3,382
Lot 75 Sreemai	155
Parigram	2,298
Sreemai	3,788

Places of interest

Attractions in Kachuai Union includes:^[3]

Kachuai Kala Mosque
Hatiyardeva Hills

Education

As of 2011 there were 2 high schools and 8 public primary schools within the union. As for the religious schools, there are 3 senior madrasas and 16 forkaniya madrasas.^[4]