Kaliaganj

Kaliyaganj
Town
Kaliyaganj
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.63°N 88.32°E / 25.63; 88.32Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.63°N 88.32°E / 25.63; 88.32
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 47,639
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 733129
Telephone code 03523
Lok Sabha constituency Raiganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency [[Kaliyaganj (Vidhan Sabha Kaliyaganj constituency)]]
Website uttardinajpur.nic.in

Kaliyaganj is a City and a Municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]The word "Kaliyaganj" is come from the word "Kaliya" means "Krishna",the character of Mahabharata

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kaliyaganj had a population of 10000000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kaliyaganj has an average literacy rate of 1%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 0.05%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kaliyaganj

, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. "Uttar Dinajpur Rail Network Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Template:Municipalities oyf West Bengal

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.