- South Dinajpur district
South Dinajpur or Dakshin Dinajpur ( _bn. দক্ষিণ দিনাজপুর) is a district of
West Bengal state ofIndia . The district was created onApril 1 ,1992 . The district comprisesBalurghat ,Gangarampur sub-divisions andKushmandi andBanshihari blocks.History
The erstwhile
Dinajpur District , at the time of thepartition of India , was split up into West Dinajpur and East Dinajpur. The East Dinajpur district, now called Dinajpur, is now inBangladesh . The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at the time of reorganisation of the State with the addition of some areas ofBihar . The district was bifurcated intoUttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur onApril 1 ,1992 .Economy
Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with large area of land being under cultivation. The district is drained by a number of North-South flowing river like
Atreyee ,Punarbhaba ,Tangon andBrahmani , to give rise to a sizeable but unorganized fishing community. Dakshin Dinajpur is a "Non Industry" district having no large scale industry. The first industry in medium scale sector got off to a start in the district in November, 2003. Transport and Communication facilities are not very satisfactory.Fact|date=March 2008 Communication facilities include wireless and mobile telephony. Internet access is available from most of the cities, even though broadband connections are not available. As for transport, there is one State Highway with only 3 km of National Highway No. 34 falling within the district. A new railway line has been laid betweenEklakhi andBalurghat , the district headquarter. Train services has been started onDecember 30 ,2004 .Demographics
Bengali is the principal language of the district. The principal communities areHindu s and Muslims, constituting the major portion of the population.Education
The Dinajpur city does not have any Engineering or Medical College. But it does have a few good schools including the
The Atreyee English Medium School , inBalurghat . Many other Government schools also exist throughout the district.Balurghat College is the most popular college in the district. A Government-funded girls' college also exists inBalurghat .Balurghat also has a law college and a B.Ed college.External links
* [http://ddinajpur.nic.in Dinajpur district official website]
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