Kaliganj is an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Krishnanagar municipality, Nabadwip municipality and seven community development blocks: Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar–I, Krishnanagar–II, Nabadwip...

 of Nadia district

Nadia District

Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Kaliganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Dabgram.

Geography

Kaliganj is located at 23.73°N 88.23°E.

Kaliganj community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 317.18  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Kaliganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Barachandghar, Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiary, Mira I, Mira II, Palitbegia, Panighata, Plassey I, Plassey II and R Ghoraikhetra.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Kaliganj block had a total population of 290,845, out of which 149,750 were males and 141,095 were females. Kaliganj block registered a population growth of 21.82 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 19.51 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Economy

Since time immemorial Kaliganj was most popular in respect of manufacturing shola

Sholapith

Sholapith or Shola Pith is a dried milky-white spongy plant matter which can be pressed and shaped into delicate and beautiful objects of art....

hats

Pith helmet

The pith helmet is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith...

which was being widely used by government officials, specially the police personnel. With the advent of other varieties of hats which also gained the approval for the use by the government officials the industry was closed.