Kansat Union
# Kansat Union

Kansat (Bengali: কানসাট ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj District in the Rajshahi Division of north-western Bangladesh.

## History

Kansat village was turned into a union in 1928. Now Kansat is developed in education, culture, sports etc.

## Demographic

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kansat Union had a population of 34,194. Kansat has an average literacy rate of 61.5%.

## Administration

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

There are two college, two high school, 2 madrasha, 12 govt primary school in Kansat Union.

## Transport

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.

