Kaliaganj
Kaliyaganj | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.63°N 88.32°E | |
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 |
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[update] 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
- ^ "Uttar Dinajpur Rail Network Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ "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.