Cities and towns in the Uttar Dinajpur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Kaliaganj police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliaganj town and 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.[3][4]
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).[7]
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.[9]
State Highway No. 10A, running from Buniadpur to Raiganj passes through Kaliaganj town.[10]
Although Kaliaganj is an urban centre, the economy depends greatly on agriculture. There is no specific heavy industry in Kaliaganj, 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 BengalJyoti Basu.
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.[11][12]
Kaliyaganj College of Education at Krishnabati, Kaliyaganj, offers B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses.[13]
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.[14][15]
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.[16]
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.
^"BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^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.