About Kalgachia Town

Kalgachia is a sub-urban town in Barpeta District, Assam, India. It is 17.5 kilometers (10.9 mi) west of district headquarters Barpeta.

It is not clear when the village was established, but a few official document states that the village was established in the 16th century. It is believed that due to the large population of Kal Gaach (Banana Tree), the name has become Kalgachia (meaning place where banana trees are found).The name of this village was Kalitapara before the settlement of the indigenous Miyas.

The 3rd proposed Kalgachia sub division has been formally declared as 'Kalgachia civil Sub division' of Barpeta District on 1 January 2016 as a new year gift by then-Congress-led state government. The Kalgachia civil Sub division committee had been formed in 1975 and since then the demand was raised to form Kalgachia as civil Sub division.

Kalgachia is the center place of Jania LAC from where Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became a President of India. The proposal was made by sub division committee in June 2015 to form Kalgachia as civil Sub division, presided over by Abdul Khaleque And Secretary Md Muzzamel Hussain (Former Assam Public Service commission Member).

The total population is 29,000 where 17,000 are male and 12,000 are female as per 2011 census.

             Kalgachia is located 14 km south of National Highway 27 and well connected by road with Sarbhog and nearby towns. The nearest railway station is Sorbhog Railway Station and the nearest airport is Gauhati Airport.

Now Kalgachia is connected with district headquarter Barpeta within 20 minutes with the help of New Beki bridge which is completed 2019.

Educational Institutes

There are many Government and Private institutions in this place.

1. Kalgachia ME School (Estd. 1961)
2. Nabajyoti College, Kalgachia (Estd.  3rd September 1971)
3. K. K. Pathak High Secondary School (Estd. in 1975)
4. Collegiate Girls High School (Estd. 1984)
5. KIK Memorial High Madrasa (Estd. 1995)
6. Lokpriya Girls College (Estd. 1996)
7. Al-Amin Academy (A Junior College of Arts & Science)  (Estd. 1998)
8. Kalgachia College of Commerce (A Jr. College of Arts, Science and Commerce) (Estd.  2007) 
9. Radiance Academy (A Junior College of Arts & Science) (Estd. 2010)
10. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Academy (A Junior College of Arts & Science) (Estd. 2011)
11. Royal Global English School (Estd. 2014)
12. Eden Academy (Estd. 2014)
13. Wisdom Academy  (A Jr. Commerce College) (Estd. 2018)
14. Ajmol College of Arts & Science (Estd. 2018)
15. Kalgachia Public School (Estd. 2019)
16. Kalgachia Town Academy (Estd. 2019) 
17. Haritage Academy (Estd. 2020)
18. IQRA Morden Academy (Estd. 2023)