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Former district in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
West Dinajpur | |
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![]() Location of West Dinajpur district in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 25°23′N 88°34′E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
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 |
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]
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