Nilganj is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

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°45′40″N 88°25′29″E / 22.76117°N 88.42462°E / 22.76117; 88.42462
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,662
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700121
Telephone/STD code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNoapara
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
 
5km
3miles
 
River
Hooghly
Nilganj
N
Karna Madhabpur
N
Nimta
N
South Dumdum
M
North Dumdum
M
Dum Dum
MV
Baranagar
M
Belgharia
N
Kamarhati
M
New Barrackpore
M
Agarpara
N
Sodepur
N
Teghari
CT
Chandpur
CT
Talbandha
CT
Muragachha
CT
Bilkanda
CT
Ghola
N
Panihati
M
Khardaha
M
Titagarh
M
Bandipur
CT
Patulia
CT
Ruiya
CT
Chak Kanthalia
CT
Barrackpore
Cantonment
Barrackpore
M
 
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 edit

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 edit

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

Demographics edit

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 edit

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

Bus edit

Private Bus edit

WBTC Bus edit

Train edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Google maps
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Barrackpore Police Commissionerate". List of Police Stations with telephone numbers. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ "33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ^ "St. Mary's Group of Institutions, Kolkata". St. Mary's. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata". College Dunia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.