Kulia, Nadia

Kulia is a census town in the Chakdaha CD block in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Kulia is located at 22.9794°N, 88.4902°W.

According to the map of Chakdaha CD block, in the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Chanduria, Priyanagar, Shimurali, Jangal, Madanpur, Saguna and Kulia form a cluster of census towns between Chakdaha and Kalyani/ Gayespur.

Area overview
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the 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.

History
Great religious and social leader Chaitanya Mahaprabhu stopped at Kulia village while going to Kumarhatta or Halisahar. He came to forgive the sin of one Debananda and turned him faithful to Lord Krishna. The Aparadh Bhanjan temple, beside Kulia jhill (a part of Jamuna river) is a holy place of Vaishnav religion.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kulia had a total population of 10,406, of which 5,434 (52%) were males and 4,972 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 924. The total number of literate persons in Kulia was 8,126 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Kulia covered an area of 3.8587 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pump. It had 1,019 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, other school facilities at Kalyani 1 km away.