Kachua

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kachua

Village in the Bagherhat subdivision of Khulna District, Bengal, situated in 22 degree 39' N. and 89 degree 53' E., at the junction of the Bhairab and Madhumati rivers. Population (1901), 247. Kachua is one of three market-places established by Mr. Henckell in the Sundarbans in 1782-3; the other two, Chandkhali and Henckellganj, are now of no importance, but Kachua still has a large bazar. The principal export is rice ; large quantities of kachu, a kind of yam, are also grown, from which the village possibly derives its name.