Nilganj

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nilganj is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.

Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700121
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Nilganj
Village
Nilganj is located in West Bengal
Nilganj
Nilganj
Location in West Bengal, India
Nilganj is located in India
Nilganj
Nilganj
Nilganj (India)
Coordinates: 22.76117°N 88.42462°E / 22.76117; 88.42462
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,662
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700121
Telephone/STD code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNoapara
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Geography

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River
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Nilganj
N
Karna Madhabpur
N Karna Madhabpur (N)
N Karna Madhabpur (N)
N
Nimta
N Nimta (N)
N Nimta (N)
M
South Dumdum
M South Dumdum (M)
M South Dumdum (M)
M
North Dumdum
M North Dumdum (M)
M North Dumdum (M)
M
Dum Dum
M Dum Dum (M)
M Dum Dum (M)
M
Baranagar
M Baranagar (M)
M Baranagar (M)
N
Belgharia
N Belgharia (N)
N Belgharia (N)
M
Kamarhati
M Kamarhati (M)
M Kamarhati (M)
M
New Barrackpore
M New Barrackpore (M)
M New Barrackpore (M)
N
Agarpara
N Agarpara (N)
N Agarpara (N)
N
Sodepur
N Sodepur (N)
N Sodepur (N)
CT
Teghari
CT Teghari (CT)
CT Teghari (CT)
CT
Chandpur
CT Chandpur (CT)
CT Chandpur (CT)
CT
Talbandha
CT Talbandha (CT)
CT Talbandha (CT)
CT
Muragachha
CT Muragachha (CT)
CT Muragachha (CT)
CT
Bilkanda
CT Bilkanda (CT)
CT Bilkanda (CT)
N
Ghola
N Ghola (N)
N Ghola (N)
M
Panihati
M Panihati (M)
M Panihati (M)
M
Khardaha
M Khardaha (M)
M Khardaha (M)
M
Titagarh
M Titagarh (M)
M Titagarh (M)
CT
Bandipur
CT Bandipur (CT)
CT Bandipur (CT)
CT
Patulia
CT Patulia (CT)
CT Patulia (CT)
CT
Ruiya
CT
Chak Kanthalia
CT Chak Kanthalia (CT)
CT Chak Kanthalia (CT)
0
Barrackpore
Cantonment
0 Barrackpore Cantonment
0 Barrackpore Cantonment
M
Barrackpore
M Barrackpore (M)
M Barrackpore (M)
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Cities and towns in the southern portion of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town,
N: neighbourhood/ administrative location
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya, Patulia and Bandipur form a cluster of census towns around Titagarh/ Khardaha. Karna Madhabpur, with the CD Block headquarters, is located nearby.[1]

Police station

Khardaha police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Khardaha Municipal area and Barrackpore II CD Block.[2][3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nilganje had a total population of 2,662, of which 1,381 (52%) were males and 1,281 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 225. The total number of literates in Nilganje was 2,049 (84.08% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

Nilganj is located at the crossing of the Barrackpore-Barasat Road (part of State Highway 2) and the Nilganj Road.[1]

Bus

WBTC Bus

Private Bus

Train

The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.[5][1][6]

Education

St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata, a private engineering college, was established at Saibona, near Nilganj, in 2011.[7][8]

References

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