Kasba Upazila

Kasba (Bengali: কসবা) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong Division in east-central Bangladesh. Kasba is located approximately 150 km north of Chittagong.[2] It was part of greater Comilla District until 1984.[3]

Kasba

কসবা
Upazila
Kasba
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°44′N 91°10′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
Area
 • Upazila209.77 km2 (80.99 sq mi)
 • Urban
16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Upazila319,221
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
40,416
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekasba.brahmanbaria.gov.bd

Geography

Kasba is located in southeast Brahmanbaria District. It has a total area of 209.77 km2 (80.99 sq mi). Kasba is bordered by Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila and Nabinagar Upazila to the north, Brahmanpara Upazila to the south, Tripura State of India to the east, and Nabinagar, Muradnagar and Brahmanpara Upazilas to the west. The geography of the upazila is characterized by low-lying land with small hills and hillocks of red soil.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh Census, there were 319,221 inhabitants across 60,919 households in Kasba Upazila. There were 91 males (47.6%) to every 100 females (52.4%). Children (0-14) made up 42.4% of the population. The vast majority of the population were adherents of Islam (95.7%), with 4.3% being adherents of Hinduism. The average literacy rate was 50.7% for those aged 7 and above, compared to a national average of 47.1%. The average age at first marriage for males was 24.4 years and 19.8 years for females.[1]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kasba had a population of 243833. Males constituted 50.69% of the population, and females 49.31%. The majority of the population was Muslim (94.59%), with Hindus at 5.40% and others at 0.01%. The population aged 18 or over was 112,611. Kasba had an average literacy rate of 30.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

The administration for Kasba was founded in 1908 as a police station and upgraded to an upazila (Sub-District) in 1983.

Kasba Upazila is divided into Kasba Municipality and ten union parishads: Badair, Benauty, Bayek, Gopinathpur, Kasba Paschim, Kayempur, Kharera, Kuti, Mehari, and Mulagram. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 209 villages.[5]

Kasba Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[5]

The chairman of Kasba Upazila Parishad is advocate Anisul Haque Bhuiyan.[6]

National Assembly (parliament) seat no. 246-Brahmanbaria-4 (Current MP, Advocate Anisul Haq, Minister of Law).

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are eight colleges in the upazila.[6] They include Adarsha Degree College, Chargas N.I. Bhuyan Degree College, Gopinathpur Al-Haj Shah Alam College, Kalsher Nayeema Alam Mohila College, Kasba Mohila Degree College, Kasba T. Ali Degree College, and Mia Abdullah Wazed Women's Degree College.[7][8]

According to Banglapedia, Jamsherpur High School, founded in 1923, Kasba Government High School (1899), Kheora Anandamayee High School (1975), and Kuti Atal Bihari High School (1918) are notable secondary schools.[6]

The madrasa education system includes one fazil madrasa. It is Purquil Gausiya Habibiya Fazil Madrasa.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report: Brahmanbaria" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. October 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Kumar, Gautam Bera (2010). The Land of Fourteen Gods: Ethno-cultural Profile of Tripura. Mittal Publications. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-81-8324-333-9. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria, 1998.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Brahmanbaria" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. Chowdhury, Md Abu Russel (2012). "Kasba Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  7. "List of Degree Colleges (Honors)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  8. "List of Degree Colleges (Pass)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  9. "List of Fazil Madrasas". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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