Kaligram Explained

Kaligram
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Government Type:Panchayati Raj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:8897 (2011 census)[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:732126
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:913513
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:English Bazar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:4540 : 4357 (2011 census) /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Chanchal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Iso Code:IN-WB

Kaligram is a second largest village in Chanchal-I Block of District Malda in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Kaligram-Gram-Panchayat of The Block Chanchal-I of the district Malda. It falls under the jurisdiction of Chanchal police station. It dates back to Mughal Era. It is widely believed that a Mughal noble named Kali Khan came to this village and it was named after him. In the history of Bengal it was mentioned that Raja Ganesha fled from his capital by using the Kadali River in his way to Dinajpur. Kadla, named after the extinct river is in Kaligram.

The climate is rather extreme hot and sultry during summer season, with plentiful rains and moisture in the air throughout the year. There are four seasons in the year. The cold season starts about the middle of November and continues till the end of February. The period from March to May is the summer season. The rainy season starts in June with the coming of south-west monsoons and continues until the middle of September. October and the first half of November constitutes the post monsoons season. The maximum precipitation occurs during the period from June to September.

Kaligram is located at 25.383425°N 88.045163°E under Chanchal subdivision. Abhijnan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaligram Village Population - Chanchal - I - Maldah, West Bengal. www.census2011.co.in.