Kansat (Bengali: কানসাট ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj District in the Rajshahi Division of north-western Bangladesh.
Kansat Union
কানসাট ইউনিয়ন | |
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  Kansat Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E / 24.683°N 88.167°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Nawabganj District |
| Upazila | Shibganj Upazila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.664 km2 (3.345 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 34,194 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | kansatup |
History edit
Kansat village was turned into a union in 1928. Now Kansat is developed in education, culture, sports etc.[1]
Demographic edit
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kansat Union had a population of 34,194. Kansat has an average literacy rate of 61.5%.[2]
Administration edit
Kansat Union is divided in 16 wards and 20 villages.
The villages are:
- Kansat
- Biswanathpur
- Shibnagar
- Pukuria
- Shibnarawanpur
- Shibnagar Jaigirgram
- Mohonbag
- Kolkolia
- Gobinpur
- Kansat Bohalabari
- Baluchor
- Sahanbadha
- Shibnagar Monnapara
- Raghobpur
- Selimabade
- Horipur
- Shibnagar Kaithapar
- Chalhoripur
- Perkansat
- Baghdurgapur
Chairman: Md. Benaul Islam
Education edit
There are two college, two high school, 2 madrasha, 12 govt primary school in Kansat Union.
Transport edit
The major transport systems inside the union is the bike, rickshaws, bi-cycle and CNG rickshaws. And major transport system to different places is Bus. There is no railway line in this union.
References edit
- ^ কানসাট ইউনিয়নের ইতিহাস [History of Kansat Union]. kansatup.chapainawabganj.gov.bd. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ এক নজরে কানসাট ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ. kansatup.chapainawabganj.gov.bd. Retrieved 2016-03-16.[permanent dead link]
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