Kulia is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

Chakdaha Chakdaha is a city and a municipality in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district, located in the state of West Bengal, India. Notable People • Jhulan Goswami, former Indian woman cricketer Geography Location Chakdaha is a promine ...

CD block in the

Kalyani subdivision Kalyani subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...

of the

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Kulia is located at . According to the map of Chakdaha CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Chanduria, Priyanagar, Shimurali, Jangal, Madanpur, Saguna and Kulia form a cluster of census towns between

and Kalyani/ Gayespur.

Area overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

History

Great religious and social leader

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; ), born Vishvambhara Mishra () (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534), was an Indian Hindus, Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bha ...

stopped at Kulia village while going to Kumarhatta or

Halisahar Halisahar is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Halisahar ...

. He came to forgive the sin of one Debananda and turned him faithful to

Lord Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is wi ...

. The Aparadh Bhanjan temple, beside Kulia jhill (a part of

Jamuna river The Jamuna River () is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. The two other major rivers in Bangladesh are the Padma and the Meghna. The Jamuna is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, ...

) is a holy place of

Vaishnav Vaishnavism () ), also called Vishnuism, is one of the major Hindu traditions, that considers Vishnu as the sole supreme being leading all other Hindu deities, that is, ''Mahavishnu''. It is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Sh ...

religion.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kulia had a total population of 10,406, of which 5,434 (52%) were males and 4,972 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 924. The total number of literate persons in Kulia was 8,126 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Kulia covered an area of 3.8587 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pump. It had 1,019 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, other school facilities at Kalyani 1 km away.

References

{{Nadia District Cities and towns in Nadia district