West Dinajpur |
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Clockwise from top: Durgapur Rajbari, Pramateshwar Mahadeb Mondir, Panchamukhi Shiva Temple in Aminpur, Manohali Zaimindar Bari, Dargah of Shah Ata, Pirpukur Dargah in Raiganj |
Location of West Dinajpur district in West Bengal |
| Coordinates: 25°23′N 88°34′E / 25.383°N 88.567°E / 25.383; 88.567 |
| Country | India |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Division | Malda |
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| Headquarters | Balurghat |
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| • Subdivisions | Balurghat Sadar, Gangarampur, Raiganj, Islampur |
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| • CD Blocks | Hili, Balurghat, Kumarganj, Tapan, Gangarampur, Bansihari, Harirampur, Kushmandi, Raiganj, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Itahar, Islampur, Chopra, Goalpokhar I, Goalpokhar II, Karandighi |
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| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Balurghat, Raiganj |
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| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Kushmandi, Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan, Gangarampur, Harirampur, Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Raiganj, Itahar |
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• Total | 5,358 km2 (2,069 sq mi) |
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• Total | 3,127,653 |
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| • Density | 583.7/km2 (1,512/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 349,359 |
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| • Literacy | 27.00 per cent |
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| • Sex ratio | 937 ♂/♀ |
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| • Official | Bengali |
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| • Additional official | English |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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| Website | www.westdinajpur.nic.in |
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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 separate districts namely Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur.