Overview
Kaliaganj is a Municipality city in district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Kaliaganj city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kaliaganj Municipality has population of 53,530 of which 27,321 are males while 26,209 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5105 which is 9.54 % of total population of Kaliaganj (M). In Kaliaganj Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 959 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kaliaganj is around 991 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Kaliaganj city is 85.95 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Kaliaganj, Male literacy is around 89.77 % while female literacy rate is 81.95 %.
Kaliaganj Municipality has total administration over 12,347 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kaliaganj Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.84 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.78 % of total population in Kaliaganj (M).
Kaliaganj Work Profile
Out of total population, 19,461 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 15,905 were males while 3,556 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 19461 working population, 90.63 % were engaged in Main Work while 9.37 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Kaliaganj 2021 Population
The next census for Kaliaganj Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.