Dakshin Dinajpur district
Dakshin Dinajpur district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Harirampur | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,162 km2 (835 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,676,276 |
• Urban | 236,295 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 82.36% (2021) |
• Sex ratio | 950 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 512 |
Economy(2021) | 2% of GSDP
Nominal GSDP per capita = $ 1130 (₹ 81,700) PPP = $ 1530 (₹ 113,220) |
Website | ddinajpur |
Dakshin Dinajpur (Bengali pronunciation:
History
The erstwhile
Economy
Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with a large area of land under cultivation. The district is drained by north-south flowing rivers like
Dakshin Dinajpur is a "non-large scale industry" but there are a number of medium and small hand loom industries especially Gangarampur block. Internet access is available from most of the cities, even broadband connections are available. There is one State Highway with only 77 km of National Highway No. 512 in the district. A new railway line has been laid between Eklakhi and Balurghat, the district headquarters. Train services were started on 30 December 2004.
In 2006 the
Divisions
Administrative subdivisions
The district comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur at Buniadpur.
Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocs which are divided into rural areas and census towns.[7]
Balurghat subdivision
- Balurghat: municipality
- Hili (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 5 gram panchayats.
- Balurghat (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats.
- Kumarganj (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
- Tapan (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats.
Gangarampur subdivision at Buniadpur
- Buniadpur : Municipality
- Gangarampur : Municipality
- Gangarampur (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats.
- Bansihari (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 4 gram panchayats.
- Harirampur (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
- Kushmandi (Community development block)consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
Assembly constituencies
As per order of the
S No. | Name | Lok Sabha constituency | MLA | Party | |
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37 | Kushmandi (SC) | Balurghat | Rekha Roy | All India Trinamool Congress
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38 | Kumarganj | Toraf Hossain Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress
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39 | Balurghat | Ashok Lahiri | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
40 | Tapan (ST) | Budhrai Tudu | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
41 | Gangarampur (SC) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
42 | Harirampur | Biplab Mitra | All India Trinamool Congress
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Tapan constituency is reserved for ST candidates. Kushmandi and Gangarampur constituencies are reserved for SC candidates. Along with
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1901 | 340,163 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1911 | 363,212 | +0.66% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1921 | 319,170 | −1.28% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931 | 342,245 | +0.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1941 | 383,042 | +1.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | 448,275 | +1.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | 563,598 | +2.32% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | 772,618 | +3.20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | 989,294 | +2.50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | 1,230,608 | +2.21% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 1,503,178 | +2.02% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 1,676,276 | +1.10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
source: 640).[1] The district has a population density of 753 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,950/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.16%.[1] Dakshin Dinajpur has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males[1] and a literacy rate of 73.86%. 14.10% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 28.80% and 16.43% of the population respectively.[1]
Religion
Dakshin Dinajpur district has a majority Hindu population with over 73% people following Hinduism. Islam is the second-largest religion in the district with over 24% adherents. Christianity is followed by 1.48% of people. Muslims and Christians are almost entirely rural, and the urban population is nearly entirely Hindu. Muslims are a significant minority in Harirampur (49.00%) and Kushmandi (38.86%) CD blocks. LanguagesVarendri Bengali or Dinajpuri Bengali.
According to the 2011 census, 84.41% of the population spoke EducationDakshin Dinajpur University has started functioning from 2021. It is located at Mahinagar, Balurghat. There is a government nursing college at Balurghat. There is one JNV present.There is one D.A.V group school (Atreyee DAV Public School) and a Techno Group school at Balurghat. There are a few good schools in Balurghat and Gangarampur. There are four CBSE affiliated and one CISCE affiliated school in Balurghat. Of late, The Green View English Academy is the only CISCE affiliated school in the entire district. The Atreyee D.A.V Public School has earned several accolades, giving the entire district an honorable position in the academic map of the country. VVM Junior Level National Champion (2018–19), Saswata Bose, is a student of The ADAVPS. Many government schools exist throughout the district.
Tourist attractions
Notable People
References
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