Upazilas of Brahmanbaria District - Kasba Upazila, Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila, Nabinagar Upazila, Bancharampur Upazila, Nasirnagar Upazila (Paperback)

Chapters: Kasba Upazila, Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila, Nabinagar Upazila, Bancharampur Upazila, Nasirnagar Upazila, Akhaura Upazila, Sarail Upazila. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kasba Upazila - Kasba is located at . It has 40901 units of house hold and total area 209.76 km . As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kasba has a population of 243833. Males constitute are 50.69% of the population, and females 49.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 112611. Kasba has an average literacy rate of 30.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Kasba has 10 Unions/Wards, 153 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 villages. Kasba (Town) consists of 9 wards and 22 mahallas. The area of the town is 4.40 km. It has a population of 15726; male 50.09%, female 49.91%; population density per km 3574. Literacy rate among the town people is 43.4%. Administration Kasba thana was established in 1908 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 10 union parishads, 160 mouzas and 236 villages. Archaeological heritage and relics Sree Sree Anandamoye Ashram at Kheora (seventeenth century), Bara Mosque at Kuti (eighteenth century). Historical events The ancient name of Kasba was Kailapar. During the Muslim rule in India it was named Kasba. Once Kasba was the temporary capital of Tripura State. It is believed that the king of Tripura established capital at Kasba after his defeat by the king of Kachhara. There are many archaeological relics of the time of the kings of Tripura. Dharma Saagar and Kalyan Saagar were excavated during the reigns of King Dharma Manikya and King Kalyan Manikya respectively. During the War of Liberation the biggest battle-field of Sector 2 was at Kasba. In a battle between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Kellapa...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=9492575