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{{About|the municipal town in West Bengal, India|its namesake community development block|Kaliaganj (community development block)|its namesake assembly constituency|Kaliaganj Assembly constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
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| other_name = Kaliaganj
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Dinajpur]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Kaliaganj Municipality]]
| leader_title1 = [[Chairman]]
| leader_name1 = Ram Nibas Saha
| leader_title2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = [[Soumen Roy]] ([[Trinamool Congress|TMC]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Kaliyaganj City |url=http://www.kaliyaganjmunicipality.org/}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 733129
| area_code_type = Telephone code
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'''Kaliaganj''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in [[Uttar Dinajpur district|North Dinajpur district]] in the Indian 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=2 February 2008 |publisher=Maps of India}}</ref> 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.

== 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 |archive-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{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 Kaliyaganj 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]], Kaliyaganj 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 Kaliyaganj 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>
{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Religious Demography in Kaliyaganj Town (2011)
| label1= [[Hinduism]]
| value1 = 95.30
| color1 =orange
| label2 = [[Islam]]
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{{Pie chart
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| caption = Languages spoken in Kaliyaganj Town (2011)
| label1= [[Bengali language| Bengali]]
| value1= 85.19
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| label2= [[Hindi language| Hindi]]
| value2 = 11.84
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| label3 = [[Bhojpuri language| Bhojpuri ]]
| value3 =2.01
| color3 =blue
| label4 = [[Santali language| Santali]]
| value4 = 0.33
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== Transport ==
Kaliyaganj 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 Kaliyaganj 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 (Construction) |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 Kaliyaganj 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>

Kaliyaganj is connected to major cities like [[Kolkata]], [[Siliguri]],[[Maharaja Hat]] etc. via trains and buses as public transportation.

== Economy ==
Although Kaliyaganj is an urban centre, the economy depends greatly on agriculture. There is no specific heavy industry in Kaliyaganj, although there are some smaller ones, especially oil mills.

Vivekananda More (Vivekananda Lane) is the main commercial, shopping and business hub of Kaliagnj. It is located directly near the Kaliyaganj Railway Station as well as the Kaliyaganj bus terminus.
It is also located close to Tara Bazar, one of the two main agricultural markets in Kaliyaganj. The other important market is located at Mahendraganj. Mahendraganj was once visited by former [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Jyoti Basu]].

== 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 BEd 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 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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=Kaliyaganj Milanmayee Girls' High School |publisher=KMGHS |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=8 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202306/http://milanmoyeehs.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Kaliyaganj Sarala Sundari High School.<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.
* Puria Maheshpur High School.
* Dalimgaon High school (H.S.)
* Pranamananda Vidyapith, associated with [[Vidya Bharati]].
* Nivedita Academy, affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|ICSE]].

== Healthcare ==
Kaliyaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds is a major medical facility at Kaliyaganj.<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 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Kaliyaganj Municipality ==
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Kaliaganj Municipality (abb. KM)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kaliyaganjmunicipality.org/index.php | title=Kaliyaganj Municipality }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wburbanservices.gov.in/index.php?/Main/urban_local_bodies | title=Department of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs }}</ref> is the civic body responsible for the development and administration of the town of Kaliaganj.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801652-kaliaganj-west-bengal.html | title=Kaliaganj Municipality City Population Census 2011-2023 | West Bengal }}</ref> It consists of 17 [[ward (electoral subdivision)|municipal wards]].

=== History ===
Kaliyaganj Municipality was founded in the year 1987, comprising Akhanagar, Chirail Para, Chak majlispur, Majlispur, Dhankoil, Rasidpur, Rasidpur, Hariharpur, Mahadevpur, Ratan, Bhander and Shergram, taking only nine wards, when the total population was 26,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kaliyaganjmunicipality.org/custom/History/5/ | title=Kaliyaganj Municipality | History }}</ref>

=== Departments ===
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=== Administration ===
There are 17 [[ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]] in the Kaliyaganj Municipality. As per the 2022 West Bengal municipal elections, the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] has the majority with 10 wards, while in the opposition, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] has 6 wards and there is one [[independent politician|independent]] [[councillor]] too.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.wbme.org/|title=Home | West Bengal State Election Commission|website=portal.wbme.org|accessdate=24 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/west-bengal-municipality-elections/|title=West Bengal Municipality Election Results 2022: District Wise Municipality Results, Vote Share - Oneindia|website=www.oneindia.com|accessdate=24 June 2025}}</ref> Ram Niwas Saha is the incumbent [[chairman]].

== Tourist spots ==
* Vivekananda More
* Loknath Mandir
* Boira Kali Temple
* [[Radhikapur]]
* Kaliyaganj municipal park

== Notable people ==
* [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] – Former [[Union Cabinet of India|Union Minister]], [[Government of India]].
* [[Pramatha Nath Ray]] – Former Cabinet Minister in [[First Banerjee ministry|First Mamata Banerjee ministry]], [[Government of West Bengal]].

== References ==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{Uttar Dinajpur District}}
{{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]

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