partition of Bengal in 1947, the Indian side of the Barsoi-Parbatipur line became the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line. It was converted to broad gauge in 2006. New broad gauge line from Kaliaganj to Buniadpur (33.10 km) was included in the budget 2010–11. 157.938 ha of land is to be acquired. As of August 2018, project work by Northeast Frontier Railway held up mainly because of paucity of funds. State Highway No. 10A, running from Buniadpur to Raiganj passes through Kaliaganj town and Kaliaganj CD Block. Education In 2012–13, Kaliaganj CD Block had 163 primary schools with 19,004 students, 12 middle schools with 1,622 students, 2 high schools with 1,752 students and 28 higher secondary schools with 25,974 students. Kaliaganj CD Block had 1 technical /professional institutions with 50 students and 463 institutions for special and non-formal education with 21,594 students. As per the 2011 census, in Kaliaganj CD Block, amongst the 191 inhabited villages, 30 villages did not have a school, 128 villages had 1 or more primary schools, 32 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 19 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. The mid-day meal programme for rural school children was launched in 2005 in Uttar Dinajpur district. As on 30 April 2015, 602,557 children in 3,006 schools were covered under this programme. Kaliyaganj College was established in 1968 at Kaliaganj (outside the CD block). Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose Teachers Training College was established at Village: Ratanpur, PO Bindole, PS Raiganj. Healthcare In 2013, Kaliaganj CD Block had 2 primary health centres, with total 16 beds. It had 31 family welfare subcentres. Kaliaganj has a hospital with 70 beds, located outside the block but accessible to them. Kaliaganj town and block together had 7 doctors (except private bodies). 9,196 patients were treated indoor and 233,520 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the town and CD Block. Kunour block primary health centre at Kunour (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliaganj CD block. There is a primary health centre at Majhiar (with 6 beds. Kaliaganj State General Hospital, with 60 beds at Kaliaganj, is located outside Kaliaganj CD block. External links References Community development blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district