West Dinajpur district
West Dinajpur | |
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.svg) Location of West Dinajpur district in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′N 88°34′E / 25.383°N 88.567°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Malda |
| Established | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Balurghat |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Balurghat Sadar, Gangarampur, Raiganj, Islampur |
| • CD Blocks | Hili, Balurghat, Kumarganj, Tapan, Gangarampur, Bansihari, Harirampur, Kushmandi, Raiganj, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Itahar, Islampur, Chopra, Goalpokhar I, Goalpokhar II, Karandighi |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Balurghat, Raiganj |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Kushmandi, Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan, Gangarampur, Harirampur, Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Raiganj, Itahar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,359 km2 (2,069 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,683,410 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 598,523 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 67.43 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | ddinajpur |
West Dinajpur (Pron: ˈpoʃtʃim dinad͡ʒpur), or sometimes Paschim Dinajpur, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Balurghat. On 1 April 1992, the district was bifurcated into two districts: Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur district.
History
[edit]At India's independence, the former Dinajpur district of undivided Bengal was partitioned along religious lines,[3] and West Dinajpur became one of the 14 districts of West Bengal.[4] The other part of the district continues as Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
With the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, some Bengali-speaking areas from Bihar were added to this district.[5] On 1 April 1992, the West Dinajpur district was divided into Uttar Dinajpur district (north) and Dakshin Dinajpur district (south).[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Harun-or-Rashid. "Partition of Bengal, 1947". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
- ^ Chatterji, Joya (2007). The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967. Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-521-87536-3. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "District profile". Official website of Purulia district. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Home page". Official website of Uttar Dinajpur district. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Historical Perspective". Official website of South Dinajpur district. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
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