Kaliachak

Kaliachak is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the gate of North Bengal and boarder of Malda and Murshidabad. This known for business hub in malda District . It has the highest percentage of Muslims of all the cities in Malda district.

Kaliachak
City
Kaliachak
Location in West Bengal, India
Kaliachak
Kaliachak (India)
Coordinates: 24.8602°N 88.0192°E / 24.8602; 88.0192
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,200
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732201
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencySujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Websitemalda.nic.in

Malda district in the state of West Bengal, It is the gate of North BengalIndia.

Geography

Location

Kaliachak is located at 24.8635°N 88.0187°E / 24.8635; 88.0187

Police station

Kaliachak police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak I and Kaliachak II CD Blocks.[1][2]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Kaliachak I CD Block is at Kaliachak.[1][3][4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kaliachak had a total population of 4,192, of which 2,066 (49%) were males and 2,126 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 627. The total number of literates in Kaliachak was 2,314 (64.91% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

Kaliachak is on National Highway 12 (old number NH 34).[6]

There is a station at nearby Khaltipur on the New Farakka-Malda section of Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line.[7]

Healthcare

Silampur Rural Hospital at PO Kaliachak (with 30 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 2 beds) and Pirojpur (Narayanpur PHC) (with 2 beds).[8]

Fake Currency Hub

The Kaliachak area of Malda district, located near the international border, witnessed massive riots in 2016. This area is considered to provide a safe haven and passage to the mafia and anti-social elements. As per local sources, Kaliachak has become a hub of anti-social activities and crimes like keeping illegal arms, cultivation of poppy, dealing in fake notes and illegal drug trafficking are rapidly growing in the region.

Even the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimated in 2017 that about 70%-80% of total counterfeit notes seized in the country enter through the three India-Bangladesh border districts of Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia, all in West Bengal.[9]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Malda District Police". Telephone Numbers. District Police. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. Google maps
  7. "53417 Bardhaman-Malda Town Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  9. "Notorious Malda emerges as India's counterfeit currency hub". The Sunday Guardian Live. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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