| Kaliachak III | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Malda |
| Parliamentary constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Assembly constituency | Baisnabnagar |
| Population • Density |
211,533 (2001[update]) • 1,661 /km2 (4,302 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 127.37 square kilometres (49.18 sq mi) |
| Website | malda.nic.in/ |
Kaliachak III (community development block) (Bengali: কালিয়াচক III সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak and Baisnabnagar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Dariapur.[1]
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Kaliachak III community development block is located at
Kaliachak III community development block has an area of 127.37 sq km.[2]
Gram panchayats of Kaliachak III block/ panchayat samiti are: Akandabaria, Sahabajpur, Charianantapur, Gopalganj, Bhagabanpur, Krishnapur, Bedrabad, Sahabanchak, Birnagar-I, Birnagar-II, Laxmipur, Kumbhira, Bakhrabad and Pardeonapur Sovapur.[3]
Left bank erosion of the Ganges upstream of Farakka Barrage has rendered nearly 4.5 lakh people homeless in Manikchak, Kaliachak I, II and III and Ratua blocks over the last three decades of the past century. The worst hit area is between Bhutnidiara and Panchanandapore in Kaliachak II block. According to the Ganga Bhangan Pratirodh Action Nagarik Committee 750 sq km area was lost in 30 years in the Manikchak and Kalichak areas.[4]
As per 2001 census, Kaliachak III block has a total population of 211,533, out of which 108,955 were males and 102,578 were females. Kaliachak I block registered a population growth of 29.09 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.[5] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[6]
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