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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kaliachak
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.8602|N|88.0192|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malda district|Malda]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Kali(Goddess Kali Temple) & Chak (A Junction of 4 Ways)
| government_type = Gram Panchayat for Kaliachak -1 & 2 and Silampur -1 & 2 Alipur -1 & 2(Proposed Municipality Area)
| governing_body = Kaliachak -1 Community Development block
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 5
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| population_total = 15,200
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 300
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 732201
| area_code_type = [[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]]/Telephone code
| area_code = 03512
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maldaha Dakshin]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| website = {{URL|malda.nic.in/}}
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'''Kaliachak''' is a City in the [[Kaliachak I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Malda Sadar subdivision]] of [[Malda district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. It is one of the biggest commercial hubs in Malda District for Agriculture Business (Mangoes, Litchis, Silk, Jute) along with many MSMEs (Polymer Recycling, Raw Plastic Factories).

==Geography==
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===Location===
Kaliachak is located on the bank of the Pagla River.
{{coord|24.8635|N|88.0187|E|}}

===Area overview===
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the ''diara''. It “is a relatively well-drained flat land formed by the [[Fluvial processes|fluvial]] deposition of newer [[alluvium]].” Its most noteworthy feature is the [[Farakka Barrage]] across the Ganges.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Census of India 2011, pp. 13-15: Physiography |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>The area is a part of the [[Malda Sadar subdivision]], which is an overwhelmingly [[Rural area#India|rural region]], but the area shown in the map has pockets of [[Urbanisation in India|urbanization]] with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the [[Kaliachak I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 9 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>The bank of the [[Ganges]] between [[Bhutni, Malda|Bhutni]] and [[Panchanandapur]] (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by [[River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts|left bank erosion]], a major problem in the Malda area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | title = A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999 | work = The social impact of erosion, pp. 13–14 | first = Manisha | last = Banerjee | publisher = South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India | access-date = 16 August 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234303/http://sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | archive-date = 8 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>The ruins of [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]], capital of several empires, is located in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report | title = District Human Development Report, Malda | work= pp. 3–4: Malda in Historical Perspective| publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 6 November 2018}}</ref>

<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>

==Civic administration==
===Police station===
Kaliachak police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak I and Kaliachak II CD blocks.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda|work= Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 9 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html |title = Malda District Police| work= Telephone Numbers|publisher= District Police| accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of Kaliachak I CD block is at Kaliachak Town.<ref name=handbook2014/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (p. 4) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 9 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2102 |title = BDO Offices under Malda District | work= Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal |publisher= West Bengal Public Library Network | accessdate = 8 November 2018 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kaliachak had a total population of 15,200, of which 7447 (49%) were males and 7752 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 3256. The total number of literate persons in Kaliachak was 9846 (64.91% of the population over six years).<ref name=census2011>{{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 | accessdate = 11 November 2018 }}</ref>

==Transport==
===Road===
Kaliachak is on [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]] (old number NH 34).<ref>Google maps</ref> and it is a big junction point for North Bengal to South Bengal.

===Rail===
There is a station at nearby [[Khaltipur railway station]] under Malda Town Division on the New Farakka-Old Malda section of [[Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/14005/6401/441| title= 53417 Bardhaman-Malda Town Passenger| work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | accessdate = 6 November 2018}}</ref> The station has a double-electric line. Howrah–Katihar Express and [[Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express (via Azimganj)]] are important trains with stoppage.

==Education==
Kaliachak High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1938. It has facilities for teaching classes V to XII. It has a playground, a library with 4675 books and 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/maldah/19060401602/kaliachak-high-school.html | title = Kaliachak High School | publisher = Schools.org | accessdate = 17 August 2021}}</ref>

Kaliachak Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching classes V to XII. It has a library with 80 books and 15 computers for teaching and learning purposes.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/maldah/19060400107/kaliachak-girls-high-school.html | title = Kaliachak Girls High School | publisher = Schools.org | accessdate = 17 August 2021}}</ref>

There are many residential schools with students from the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. There are 26 residential boarding schools (English and Bengali medium) as per 2021.

==Healthcare==
Kaliachak (Silampur) Rural Hospital at Kaliachak Town (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak I CD Block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Sujapur (with 10 beds), Jadupur (Naoda-Jadupur PHC) (with two beds) and Pirojpur (Narayanpur PHC) (with two beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 14 November 2018}}</ref>
There are three private nursing homes in a nearby town.

== Fake currency hub ==
The Kaliachak area of Malda district, located near the international border, witnessed massive riots in 2016. This area is considered to be providing a safe haven and passage to the mafia and anti-social elements. As per local sources, Kaliachak has become a hub of anti-social activities and crimes such as keeping illegal arms, cultivation of poppy, dealing in fake notes and illegal drug trafficking are rapidly growing in the region. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimated in 2017 that about 70–80 per cent of all counterfeit notes seized in the country enter through the three India-Bangladesh border districts of Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia, all in West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-18|title=Notorious Malda emerges as India’s counterfeit currency hub|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/notorious-malda-emerges-indias-counterfeit-currency-hub|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Malda District}}

[[Category:Villages in Malda district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Malda district]]

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