Kaligram is a second largest village in Chanchal-I Block of District
Malda in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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. It is under Kaligram-Gram-Panchayat of The Block Chanchal-I of the district Malda. It falls under the jurisdiction of
Chanchal police station. It dates back to
Mughal Era
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. It is widely believed that a
Mughal
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noble named
Kali Khan came to this village and it was named after him. In the history of
Bengal
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it was mentioned that
Raja Ganesha fled from his capital by using the
Kadali River in his way to
Dinajpur
Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bounde ...
. Kadla, named after the extinct river is in Kaligram.
The climate is rather extreme hot and sultry during summer season, with plentiful rains and moisture in the air throughout the year. There are four seasons in the year. The cold season starts about the middle of November and continues till the end of February. The period from March to May is the summer season. The rainy season starts in June with the coming of south-west monsoons and continues until the middle of September. October and the first half of November constitutes the post monsoons season. The maximum precipitation occurs during the period from June to September.
Kaligram is located at 25.383425°N 88.045163°E under
Chanchal subdivision. Abhijnan
References
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Villages in Malda district