Kaliachak
Kaliachak | |
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City | |
Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | |
Website | malda |
Kaliachak is a town in the
Kaliachak is one of the biggest commercial hub in Malda district as well as North Bengal for Agriculture Business (Mango, Litchi, Silk and Jute) along with many MSMEs (Polymer Recycling, Raw Plastic Factories,Readymade Garments ) and Hub of Private Residential (Abasik) Schools.
Geography
5miles
River
River
checkpoint
Suzapur
Location
Kaliachak is located on the bank of the Pagla River. 24°51′49″N 88°01′07″E / 24.8635°N 88.0187°E
Area overview
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It “is a relatively well-drained flat land formed by the
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Police station
Kaliachak police station under Kaliachak Sub-division Police,West Bengal police Under Malda District Police .[6][7]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Kaliachak I CD block is at Kaliachak Town.[6][8][9]
Demographics
According to the
Transport
Road
Kaliachak is on National Highway 12 (old number NH 34).[11] and it is a big junction point for North Bengal to South Bengal.
Rail
There is a station at nearby
Education
Kaliachak High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1938. It has facilities for teaching classes V to XII. It has a playground, a library with 4675 books and 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[13]
Kaliachak Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching classes V to XII. It has a library with 80 books and 15 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[14]
There are many residential schools with students from the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. There are 26 residential boarding schools (English and Bengali medium) as per 2021.
Healthcare
Kaliachak (Silampur) Rural Hospital at Kaliachak Town (with 100 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak I CD Block. There are primary health centres at Sujapur (with 10 beds), Jadupur (Naoda-Jadupur PHC) (with two beds) and Pirojpur (Narayanpur PHC) (with two beds).[15] There are three private nursing homes in a nearby town.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pp. 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Banerjee, Manisha. "A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999" (PDF). The social impact of erosion, pp. 13–14. South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "District Human Development Report, Malda". pp. 3–4: Malda in Historical Perspective. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Malda District Police". Telephone Numbers. District Police. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (p. 4). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "53417 Bardhaman-Malda Town Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Kaliachak High School". Schools.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Kaliachak Girls High School". Schools.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.