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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kachua
| other_name = Kachua Swarupnagar
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Kachua Lokenath Mission.jpg
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| image_caption = Streets of Kachua, near the Kachua Lokenath Mission
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Community development block|Block]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 parganas]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Basirhat II]]
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| population_total = 8,383
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 743424
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03217
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Uttar]]
| website = {{URL|north24parganas.nic.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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'''Kachua''' (also known as '''Kachua Swarupnagar''') is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] in [[Basirhat II]] CD Block in [[Basirhat subdivision]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref name="haripadaji">{{Cite book|last=Bhowmick|first=Haripada|title=ত্রিকালদর্শী মহাপুরুষ শ্রী শ্রী লোকনাথ ব্রহ্মচারীর জন্মস্থান প্রসঙ্গে|publisher=Lokenath Mission, Kachua|year=1983|pages=3}}</ref><ref name="Local Body Data: Kachua">{{cite web|title=The Kolkata Gazette|url=https://prd.wb.gov.in/services/resources/orders/SAR_545_Panchayat%20&%20Rural%20Devp_638263935741786499.%20Deptt._No.%201486-DP%20(GP)_North%2024%20Parganas.pdf|access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="ABP News">{{cite web|title=ABP News|url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/west-bengal/north-24-parganas/kachua-swarupnagar-pincode-743293.html|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Government of India (GOI) AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PARTS OF NORTH 24 PARGANAS, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS & HOWRAH DISTRICTS, WEST BENGAL|url=http://cgwb.gov.in/AQM/NAQUIM_REPORT/WEST-BENGAL/24%20Parganas-west%20bengal.pdf|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India Growing|url=https://www.indiagrowing.com/West_Bengal/North_24_Parganas/Barasat_II/Kachua|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818141504/https://www.indiagrowing.com/West_Bengal/North_24_Parganas/Barasat_II/Kachua|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 August 2023|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="Soki India">{{cite web|title=Soki India|url=https://soki.in/kachua-basirhat-ii-24-paraganas-north|access-date=18 August 2023|archive-date=18 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818144812/https://soki.in/kachua-basirhat-ii-24-paraganas-north|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
===Location===
Kachua is located 30 km from the state capital city [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=West Bengal: 4 killed and 21 injured in stampede-like situation near Kachua temple |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-4-killed-and-21-injured-in-stampede-like-situation-near-kachua-temple/articleshow/70801399.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> It is located in the Basirhat II Block in [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] district in the state of [[West Bengal]], India.<ref name="Soki India"/> The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Kachua are Dhanyakuria 2.4 km, Kholapota 8.6 km.

===Area overview===
According to land area calculations, the Kachua village is approximately 84.5 [[hectare]]s large. Since Kachua falls under the block of Basirhat II as graded by Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2021, it does not have a water supply scheme.<ref name="auto"/> According to the same report, a number of water sources in the village are contaminated by [[arsenic]], and should be analysed before use and [[crop]]s with low water requirement can be grown in the area.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kachua Swarupnagar had a total population of 8,383, of which 4,300 were males and 4,083 were females.<ref name="auto"/>

==Civic administration==
When it comes to administration, Kachua village is administrated by a [[sarpanch]] who is elected representative of the village by the local elections.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Census 2011 India|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/319450-kachua-west-bengal.html|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> The sarpanch of Kachua is Najmin Ferdausi.<ref name="Local Body Data: Kachua"/> Kachua falls under the State Legislative Assembly of [[Basirhat Uttar Constituency]] headed by [[Rafikul Islam Mondal]] and under the [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Constituency]] of [[Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency|Basirhat]] headed by [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]] Member of Parliament [[Nusrat Jahan]].

==Religious significance and controversy==
Kachua is often referred to as 'Kachuadham' and is considered the birthplace of the [[Hindus|Hindu]] [[Yogi]] [[Lokenath Brahmachari]].<ref name="kachualink">{{Cite book|last=Basak|first=Tushar Kanti|title=কচুয়া: লোকনাথ-গঙ্গার ত্রিবেনী সঙ্গম|publisher=Lokenath Mission, Kachua|year=2023|pages=6|url = https://archive.org/details/kachua-lokenath-gangar-tribeni-sangam}}</ref><ref name="prem">{{Cite book|last=Das|first=Jitavati |title=Visuddha Prema|publisher=Notion Press|year=2023|isbn=9798888839744}}</ref><ref name="banik">{{Cite book|last=Banik|first=Shri Haribhakta|title=বারদীর গোঁসাই: শ্রীশ্রী লোকনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী|publisher=Shri Shital Chandra Pal|year=2013|pages=18}}</ref><ref name="tomo">{{Cite book|last=Bhowmick|first=Bishnupada|title=প্রাণের ঠাকুর বাবা লোকনাথের মহাপ্রয়াণ শ্বরোণে - শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি ১২১তম তিরোধন দিবস|publisher=স্বামীবাগ রোড Branch|year=2011|pages=30}}</ref><ref name="haripadaji"/> It also consists of the temple compound around the birthplace, a holy pond and the Lokenath Mission - that is responsible for the administration of the temple grounds. Besides the Lokenath Temple, it even has a temple dedicated to [[Krishna]] and Radha Gobinda.

On 23 August 2019, on the eve of [[Krishna Janmashtami|Janmashtami]] event, an accident happened, where an old wall broke off leading to a [[stampede]], on devotees of Lokenath Brahmachari, and led to the injury of 16 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=কচুয়ার লোকনাথধাম মন্দিরে দুর্ঘটনা, পদপিষ্ট হয়ে আহত অন্তত ১৬ জন|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/video/tv-show/district/north-24-parganas/stampede-in-loknath-temple-kachua-16-injured-610107|website=ABP Ananda (Bengali)|access-date=18 August 2023|language=bn}}</ref> According to many reports, three people lost their lives in this incident too.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hindustan Times - Three die in stampede near Bengal temple|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-die-in-stampede-near-bengal-temple/story-9k43zXF013noq8QsLboAyO.html|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Week - Three killed, 25 injured in stampede near Loknath Dham temple in West Bengal|website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/08/23/Three-killed-25-injured-in-stampede-near-Loknath-Dham-temple-in-West-Bengal.html|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> According to a "The Indian Express" article, 5 people lost their lives that day.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Indian Express - Janmashtami: 5 dead in Bengal temple|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/north-24-parganas-temple-stampede-death-janmashtami-celebrations-death-toll-5932525/|access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>

==Further reading==
* {{cite web |url= https://www.patrika.com/kolkata-news/loknath-temple-accident-what-happened-that-changed-the-atmosphere-5004834/ |title= लोकनाथ मंदिर हादसा: क्या हुआ ऐसा जो चंद मिनटों में उत्साह का माहौल मातम में बदल गया |author=Ashutosh Kumar Singh |date= 2019|website= Patrika |publisher=Patrika Group |access-date= 18 August 2023}}
* {{cite web |url= https://egramswaraj.gov.in/geotaggedforgpdp.do?planunttypcd=3&gpcode=107850 |title= Kachua: GeoTagged Asset Report 2023 |author= |date= 18 August 2023|website= eGram Swaraj |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) |access-date= 18 August 2023}}

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in North 24 Parganas district]]

Kachua, West Bengal - Revision history

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