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	{{About\|the municipal town in West Bengal, India\|1 its namesake community development block\|Kaliaganj (community development block)\|2 its namesake assembly constituency\|Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}		{{About\|the municipal town in West Bengal, India\|1 its namesake community development block\|Kaliaganj (community development block)\|2 its namesake assembly constituency\|Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}} & Shubhrajyoti Saha (MahaPrabhu) Most famous person in Kaliyaganj & Kushal Sarkar (Tuntai) Most Wanted person in Kaliyaganj.
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	==Education==		==Education==
	[[Kaliyaganj College]] was established in 1968. Affiliated to the [[University of Gour Banga]], 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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.kaliyaganjcollege.ac.in/ \|title = Kaliyaganj College \|publisher= KC \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/KaliyaganjCollege/Kaliyaganj_College.shtml \|title = Kaliyaganj College \|publisher= College Admission \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>		* [[Kaliyaganj College]] was established in 1968. Affiliated to the [[University of Gour Banga]], 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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.kaliyaganjcollege.ac.in/ \|title = Kaliyaganj College \|publisher= KC \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/KaliyaganjCollege/Kaliyaganj_College.shtml \|title = Kaliyaganj College \|publisher= College Admission \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
			* Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.kdce.org.in/ \|title = Kaliyaganj College of Education \|publisher= KCE \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
	Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.kdce.org.in/ \|title = Kaliyaganj College of Education \|publisher= KCE \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>		* 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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://targetstudy.com/school/50995/kaliyaganj-parbati-sundari-high-school/ \|title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School \|publisher= Target Study \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = https://freetutorial.in/schools/1343297 \|title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School \| publisher= Free Tutorial.in \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
			* 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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://milanmoyeehs.in/ \|title = Kaliaganj Milanmayee Girls’ High School \|publisher= KMGHS \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
	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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://targetstudy.com/school/50995/kaliyaganj-parbati-sundari-high-school/ \|title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School \|publisher= Target Study \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = https://freetutorial.in/schools/1343297 \|title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School \| publisher= Free Tutorial.in \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>		<ref>Kaliyaganj Sarala Sundari High School, Pabna colony, Mahadebpur, Kaliyaganj, West Bengal 733129, Established in 1961, it has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII.</ref>
			* 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
	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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://milanmoyeehs.in/ \|title = Kaliaganj Milanmayee Girls’ High School \|publisher= KMGHS \| access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
	<ref>Kaliyaganj Sarala Sundari High School, Pabna colony ,Mahadebpur, Kaliyaganj, West Bengal 733129, Established in 1961, it has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII.</ref>

	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

	==Healthcare==		==Healthcare==
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{{About|the municipal town in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake community development block|Kaliaganj (community development block)|2 its namesake assembly constituency|Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Dinajpur|Uttar Dinajpur]]
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| governing_body = Kaliaganj Municipality
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
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| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]
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'''Kaliaganj ''' (also spelled as Kaliyaganj) is a city and a municipality in [[Uttar Dinajpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/railways/uttardinajpur.htm | title = Uttar Dinajpur Rail Network Map | access-date = 2008-02-02 | publisher = Maps of India }}</ref>

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

==Geography==
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===Police station===
Kaliaganj police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliaganj town and [[Kaliaganj (community development block)|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.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur|work= Table 2.1 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://uttardinajpurpolice.co.in/kaliyaganj-police-station/ |title = Uttar Dinajpur District Police| work= Kaliyaganj Police Station|publisher= District Police| access-date = 5 January 2019}}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of [[Kaliaganj (community development block)|Kaliaganj]] CD block is at Kaliaganj town.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1904_PART_A_DCHB_UTTAR%20DINAJPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 5 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2100 | title = BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District | work = Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal | publisher = West Bengal Public Library Network | access-date = 5 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190119063429/http://wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2100 | archive-date = 19 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

==Demographics==
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).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 6 January 2019 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kaliyaganj had a population of 47,639. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. According to 2011 census, Kaliyaganj has an average literacy rate of 85.95'''%''', higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89.77%, and female literacy is 81.95%. In Kaliyaganj, 9.54% of the population is under 6 years of age in the year 2011.

==Transport==
Kaliaganj has a station on the [[Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/14172/442/2689 | title= 55729 Katihar-Radhikapur Passenger| work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 2 January 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nfrlyconstruction.org/Uploads/File/project-details/ProjectDetails_August.pdf | title = Brief of all projects (as of 31st August 2018) | work = Page 15: New BG line from Kaliaganj to Buniadpur (33.10 Km) | publisher = Northeast Frontier Railway (Cconstruction) | access-date = 2 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202616/https://nfrlyconstruction.org/Uploads/File/project-details/ProjectDetails_August.pdf | archive-date = 2 December 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

State Highway No. 10A, running from [[Buniadpur]] to [[Raiganj]] passes through Kaliaganj town.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal |publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 2 January 2019 }}</ref>

==Education==
[[Kaliyaganj College]] was established in 1968. Affiliated to the [[University of Gour Banga]], 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kaliyaganjcollege.ac.in/ |title = Kaliyaganj College |publisher= KC | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/KaliyaganjCollege/Kaliyaganj_College.shtml |title = Kaliyaganj College |publisher= College Admission | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>

Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kdce.org.in/ |title = Kaliyaganj College of Education |publisher= KCE | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://targetstudy.com/school/50995/kaliyaganj-parbati-sundari-high-school/ |title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School |publisher= Target Study | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://freetutorial.in/schools/1343297 |title = Kaliyaganj Parbati Sundari High School | publisher= Free Tutorial.in | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://milanmoyeehs.in/ |title = Kaliaganj Milanmayee Girls’ High School |publisher= KMGHS | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>
<ref>Kaliyaganj Sarala Sundari High School, Pabna colony ,Mahadebpur, Kaliyaganj, West Bengal 733129, Established in 1961, it has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII.</ref>

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

==Healthcare==
Kaliaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds is a major medical facility at Kaliaganj.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Uttar Dinajpur District}}
{{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district]]