Uttar Dinajpur | |
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From top-left: Durgapur Rajbari, Mohanta Masjid near Goyalpara, Pramateshwar Mahadeb Mondir, Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Pirpukur Dargah in Raiganj | |
Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E / 25.62°N 88.12°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Malda |
Headquarters | Raiganj |
Government | |
• Subdivisions | Raiganj Sadar, Islampur |
• CD Blocks | Raiganj, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Itahar, Islampur, Chopra, Goalpokhar I, Goalpokhar II, Karandighi |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Raiganj |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj, Raiganj, Itahar |
Area | |
• Total | 3,140 km2 (1,210 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,007,134 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 362,228 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 59.1 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 939 ♂/♀ |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | uttardinajpur |
Uttar Dinajpur (Bengali pronunciation: [ut̪ːor dinadʒpur]), also known as North Dinajpur, is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur.