This is a small municipal township in the state of West Bengal. The famous personality like Former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India - Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi belongs to this township. This township is very important in regards to Business and Commerce in the region.

Kaliyaganj Kaliyaganj
City
Kaliyaganj Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kaliyaganj Kaliyaganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25.63°N 88.32°E / 25.63; 88.32
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Kaliaganj Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,530
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	733129
Telephone code	03523
Lok Sabha constituency	Raiganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kaliaganj
Website	uttardinajpur.nic.in

Kaliaganj (also spelled as Kaliyaganj) is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]

Etymology

The word "Kaliyaganj" is come from the word "Kaliya" means "Krishna", the character of Mahabharata

Geography

Police station

Kaliaganj police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliaganj town and Kaliaganj CD block. It is 22 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 301.9 km².There is a Town Outpost under this PS.[3][4]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Kaliaganj CD block is at Kaliaganj town.[5][6]

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kaliaganj had a total population of 53,530, of which 27,321 (51%) were males and 26,209 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 5,105. The total number of literates in Kaliaganj was 41,622 (85.95% of the population over 6 years).[7]

As of 2001^[update] India census,[8] Kaliyaganj had a population of 47,639. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. According to 2011 census, Kaliyaganj has an average literacy rate of 85.95%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89.77%, and female literacy is 81.95%. In Kaliyaganj, 9.54% of the population is under 6 years of age in the year 2011.

Transport

Kaliaganj has a station on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line.[9]

New broad gauge line from Kaliaganj to Buniadpur (33.10 km) was included in the budget 2010-11. 157.938 ha of land is to be acquired. As of August 2018, project work by Northeast Frontier Railway is held up mainly because of paucity of funds.[10]

State Highway No. 10A, running from Buniadpur to Raiganj passes through Kaliaganj town.[11]

Education

• Kaliyaganj College was established in 1968. Affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, political science, history, philosophy, economics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and accounting, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[12][13]
• Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses.[14]
• Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School is a co-educational higher secondary school at Schoolpara, Kaliyaganj. Established in 1931, it has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII.[15][16]
• Kaliyaganj Milanmayee Girls’ High School is a girls only higher secondary school at Schoolpara, Kaliyaganj. Established in 1949, it has arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII.[17]

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• Kaliyaganj Manomohan Girls' High School is a girls' school situated at Roy Colony, Kaliyaganj. It is a higher secondary school and was established by Shri Makhanlal Saha in 1968

Healthcare

Kaliaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds is a major medical facility at Kaliaganj.[19]

References

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