Many freedom fighters were martyred during liberation in the village.

Kanchan Nagar Union was formed by the merger of Kanchanpur and Manikpur villages.

Currently there are three small villages in Kanchan Nagar Union Parishad.

Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist people floated in this village.

As of 2011 Bangladesh census, Kanchan Nagar union had a population of 29,258.