Kaliaganj
Kaliaganj (also spelled as Kaliyaganj) is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology. The word "Kaliyaganj" is come from the word "Kaliya" means "Krishna", the character of Mahabharata Geography. Police station. 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 km.There is a Town Outpost under this PS. CD block HQ. The headquarters of Kaliaganj CD block is at Kaliaganj town. Demographics. 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). Transport. Kaliaganj has a station on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line. 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. State Highway No . 10A, running from Buniadpur to Raiganj passes through Kaliaganj town. Healthcare. Kaliaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds is a major medical facility at Kaliaganj.