Kakua Union (Bengali: কাকুয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Tangail Sadar Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Tangail, the district headquarters.
Kakua Union
কাকুয়া ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
  Kakua Union Location of Kakua Union in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′16″N 89°50′00″E / 24.32111°N 89.83333°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Upazila | Tangail Sadar Upazila |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,260 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1900 |
| Website | Official Website of Kakua Union |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kakua Union had 5,614 households and a population of 27,260. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 31.8% (male: 35.4%, female: 28%).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.