Dakshin Dinajpur district
Dakshin Dinajpur (Bengali pronunciation: [dokkʰiɳ dinadʒpur]), also known as South Dinajpur, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District.The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur. According to the 2011 census, it is the third least populous district of West Bengal (out of 23).
Dakshin Dinajpur district | |
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District | |
Clockwise from top-left: Dargah of Shah Ata, Panchamukhi Shiva Temple in Aminpur, Manohali Zaimindar Bari, Mounds at Bangarh, Site of Usha and Aniruddha's Marriage | |
Location of Dakshin Dinajpur in West Bengal | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Malda |
| Headquarters | Balurghat |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Balurghat |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Kushmandi, Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan, Gangarampur, 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 |
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