Nilganj is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.
Geography
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.Google maps
Police station Khardaha police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Khardaha Municipal area and Barrackpore II CD Block.
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).
Transport Nilganj is located at the crossing of the Barrackpore-Barasat Road (part of State Highway 2) and the Nilganj Road.
Bus WBTC Bus E32 Nilganj Depot - Howrah Station S11 Nilganj Depot - Esplanade C29 Barasat - Barrackpore Court DS-34 Barrackpore - Barasat Private Bus 81 Barasat - Barrackpore Fishery Gate 81/1 Barasat - Rajchandrapur
Train The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.
Education St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata, a private engineering college, was established at Saibona, near Nilganj, in 2011.
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