Kaliachak consists 4 Census Town Silampur, Karari Chandpur, Baliadanga and Alipur Kaliachak is one of the biggest commercial hub in Malda district as well as North Bengal for Agriculture Business (Mango, Litchi, Silk and Jute) along with many MSMEs (Polymer Recycling, Raw Plastic Factories, Readymade Garments ) and Hub of Private Residential (Abasik) Schools.

It “is a relatively well-drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium.” Its most noteworthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.

[1] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.

[2][3] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.

[6][8][9] According to the 2011 Census of India, Kaliachak had a total population of 392,517 which 7447 (49%) were males and (51%) were females.

Kaliachak High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1938.