Kaliaganj (also spelled as Kaliyaganj) is a town and a municipality in

Uttar Dinajpur district Uttar 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. History Undivided Dinajpur district w ...

in the

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. Late politician

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (''Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi''; 13 November 1945 – 20 November 2017) was an Indian National Congress politician, former Union Minister and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj (Lok Sabha cons ...

belonged from this town. Today Kaliyaganj is a growing business and commerce region in

North Dinajpur Uttar 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. History Undivided Dinajpur district ...

district, with rapid urbanisation and improved roadways.

Etymology

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

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

Geography

Police station

Kaliaganj police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliaganj town and

Kaliaganj Kaliaganj (also spelled as Kaliyaganj) is a town and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Late politician Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi belonged from this town. Today Kaliyaganj is a growing business and comm ...

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.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of

CD block is at Kaliaganj town. In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Demographics

As per the

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, 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).

Transport

Kaliaganj has a station on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line. New broad gauge line from Kaliaganj to

Buniadpur Buniadpur is a City and a Municipality in North Bengal in the Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. Geography Location The municipality is located at the coordinates . It is divided into 14 wards. In the map alongside, all places ma ...

(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. State Highway No. 10A, running from

Raiganj 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 h ...

passes through Kaliaganj town.

Education

Kaliyaganj College Kaliyaganj College is a college in Kaliyaganj in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to University of Gour Banga University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Malda, West Bengal ...

was established in 1968. Affiliated to the

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, 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. * Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses. * 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. * 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. * Kaliyaganj Sarala Sundari High School. * 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 * Puria Maheshpur High School

Healthcare

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

Tourist spots

Loknath Mandir Kaliyaganj

Radhikapur Radhikapur is a village and a gram panchayat in Kaliaganj CD block in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border. Geography Location Radhikapur is ...

Notable people

- Former

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References

{{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district Cities in West Bengal