Kaliyaganj
Sign in to saveKaliaganj is a town and a municipality in North Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliaganj is a growing business and commerce region in North Dinajpur district, with rapid urbanisation and improved roadways.
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Vinony's link graph records 586 inbound references to Kaliyaganj, and connects out to All India Trinamool Congress, Uttar Dinajpur district and India.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 43 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district and Cities in West Bengal.
Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kaliaganj
- Settlement.other_name
- Kaliaganj
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- North Dinajpur
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Kaliaganj Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Ram Nibas Saha
- Settlement.leader_title2
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Soumen Roy (TMC)
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 11.67
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- male population
- 27321
- illiterate population
- 11908
- literate population
- 41622
- female population
- 26209
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Police station
- CD block HQ
- Demographics
- Transport
- Economy
- Education
- Healthcare
- Kaliyaganj Municipality
- History
- Departments
- Administration
- Tourist spots
- Notable people
- References
Kaliaganj is a town and a municipality in North Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliaganj is a growing business and commerce region in North Dinajpur district, with rapid urbanisation and improved roadways.
== Etymology == The word "Kaliyaganj" is derived from "Kali" + "Ganj", meaning the City of Ma "Kali", and it hosts the famous temple of "Boira Kali Maa". It is a successor city to "Hat Kaliyaganj", a village near Kaliyaganj.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaliyaganj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
43 mapped locations