Kanchanpur Union

Kanchanpur Union
কাঞ্চনপুর ইউনিয়ন
Kanchanpur Union
Location of Kanchanpur in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°12′39″N 90°04′14″E / 24.2108404°N 90.0705582°E / 24.2108404; 90.0705582Coordinates: 24°12′39″N 90°04′14″E / 24.2108404°N 90.0705582°E / 24.2108404; 90.0705582
Country Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Upazila Basail Upazila
Established 1984
Government
  Type Union Council
  Chairman Mamunur Rashid Mamun
Area
  Total 29.93 km2 (11.56 sq mi)
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 24,243
  Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code 1920
Website kanchanpurup.tangail.gov.bd

Kanchanpur Union (Bengali: কাঞ্চনপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Basail Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Basail and 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Tangail.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kanchanpur Union had 5,701 households and a population of 24,243. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 47.3% (male: 50.7%, female: 44.5%).[1]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kanchanpur Elahia Fazil Madrasa, founded in 1941, is a notable madrassa.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  2. Salim, Nurur Rahman (2012). "Basail Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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