Kaliaganj community development block

Kaliaganj is an administrative block in the Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. The area is divided into eight gram panchayats and features villages, farmland, and water channels spread across the landscape.

The region was once part of the ancient Pundravardhana kingdom and later the Dinajpur Raj during Mughal rule. British administration reshaped it into the modern administrative structure that exists today.

The block population of 224,142 includes a significant presence of Hindu and Muslim communities, with traditional pottery and bamboo crafts marking local artisanal practices.

The area is primarily agricultural, with most people engaged in rice and jute farming. To explore this region, it is helpful to use local gram panchayats as reference points and travel by foot or local transport.

Four major rivers - Nagar, Mahananda, Kulik, and Gamari - flow through this block and shape its appearance and daily life. These waterways form natural boundaries and routes that have mattered to local people for generations.

Location: Raiganj subdivision

Shares border with: Hemtabad community development block, Raiganj community development block, Itahar community development block, Kushmandi community development block

GPS coordinates: 25.63000,88.32000

Latest update: December 12, 2025 12:06