# Kanchana Union

Kanchana Union (Bengali: কাঞ্চনা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad of Satkania Upazila in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

## Geography

The union has a total area of 13.53 km$^2$ 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

| Serial | Chairman name | period |
| 1 | Syed Rafiqur Rahman | 1958-1962 |
| 2 | Abdur Rahim | 1963-1967 |
| 3 | B. M. Faizur Rahman | 1968-1969 |
| 4 | Nur Ahmed | 1970-1972 |
| 5 | Furak Ahmed | 1973-1977 |
| 6 | Abdul Hakim | 1978 |
| 7 | Jahirul Haque | 1978-1982 |
| 8 | Anowerul Haque Kaderi | 1983-1987 |
| 9 | Ataur Rahman | 1988-1991 |
| 10 | Anowerul Haque Kaderi | 1992-1997 |
| 11 | Ataur Rahman | 1998-2000 |
| 12 | Abu Shah Alam Ledu | 2001-2002 |
| 13 | Maulana Mujaffar Ahmed | 2003-2016 |
| 14 | Ramjan Ali | 2016–present |