Kaliganj, Nadia

Kaliganj is a village in the Kaliganj CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Kaliganj is located at 23.7348°N, 88.2293°W.

Area overview
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kaliganj had a total population of 8,575, of which 4,430 (52%) were males and 4,145 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 905. The total number of literate persons in Kaliganj was 5,839 (76.13% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
Kaliganj police station has jurisdiction over the Kaliganj CD block. The total area covered by the police station is 320.02 km2 and the population covered is 310,800 (2001 census).

Transport
The Plassey-Kaliganj Road links Kaliganj to National Highway 12 (Old No. NH 34) at Plassey (Palashi), and the Anantapur Road links Kaliganj to NH 12 at Debagram.