Kaliaganj Kaliyaganj | |
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Coordinates: 25°38′N88°19′E / 25.63°N 88.32°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Uttar Dinajpur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Kaliaganj Municipality |
• Chairman | Ram Niwas Saha (TMC) |
• MLA | Soumen Roy (TMC) |
Area | |
• 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 |
Kaliaganj, also spelled as Kaliyaganj, is a town and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [2] Kaliyaganj is a growing business and commerce region in North Dinajpur district, with rapid urbanisation and improved roadways.
The word "Kaliyaganj" is come from the word "Kaliya" means "Krishna", the character of Mahabharata.
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]
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.
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]
Kaliaganj has a station on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line. [8]
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. [9]
State Highway No. 10A, running from Buniadpur to Raiganj passes through Kaliaganj town. [10]
Economy of Kaliaganj depends greatly on agriculture. There is no heavy industry in Kaliaganj, although there are some smaller ones.
Vivekananda More (Vivekananda Lane) is the main commercial, shopping and business hub of Kaliagnj. It is located directly near the Kaliyaganj Railway Station as well as the Kaliyaganj bus terminus. It is also located close to Tara Bazar, one of the two main agricultural markets in Kaliyaganj. The significance of Vivekananda More in Kaliaganj is similar to that of Police Bazar in the city of Shillong.
Kaliaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds is a major medical facility at Kaliaganj. [18]
Uttar Dinajpur, also known as North Dinajpur, is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur.
Raiganj is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district. The police station was set up 125 years ago and railway connectivity reached the place 115 years ago. The city houses the 111-year-old Raiganj Coronation High School and more than 50-years-old government primary Raiganj Sarala Sundari GSFP School. Raiganj got its railway connection in 1896. The train used to go to Parbatipur junction in Bangladesh from Raiganj. It is a 200-year-old town.
Islampur is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Islampur subdivision.
Dalkhola is a city and a municipality of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Pirganj is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Itahar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Raiganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Hemtabad is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Banshihari is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Gangarampur Subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chopra is a census town in Chopra CD Block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Islampur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kaliaganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Raiganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Buniadpur is a City and a Municipality in North Bengal in the Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.
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Hemtabad is a village in Hemtabad CD block in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Itahar is a census town in Itahar CD block in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.