Nilganj | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates:22°45′40″N88°25′29″E / 22.76117°N 88.42462°E /22.76117; 88.42462 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,662 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700121 |
| Telephone/STD code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Noapara |
| Website | north24parganas |
Nilganj is a village inBarrackpore IICD Block inBarrackpore subdivision ofNorth 24 Parganas district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Chak Kanthalia,Ruiya,Patulia andBandipur form a cluster of census towns aroundTitagarh/Khardaha.Karna Madhabpur, with the CD Block headquarters, is located nearby.[1]
Khardha police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Khardaha Municipal area andBarrackpore II CD Block.[2][3]
As per the2011 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]
Nilganj is located at the crossing of the Barrackpore-Barasat Road (part ofState Highway 2) and the Nilganj Road.[1]
The nearest railway stations areBarasat Junction railway station on theSealdah-Bangaon line andBarrackpore railway station on theSealdah-Ranaghat line.[5][1][6]
St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata, a private engineering college, was established at Saibona, near Nilganj, in 2011.[7][8]
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