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 On
1st April, 1992, North Dinajpur was granted the status of a separated
district of North Bengal by dividing West Dinajpur district. The district
is bounded by Bangladesh on the east; Bihar on the west; Darjeeling and
Jalpaiguri on the North and Malda to the South. The rivers of Kulik, Nagar
and Mahananda flow through the district and provide great fertility to
the soil; paddy, jute and sugarcane are grown in large numbers here.
Raiganj and Islampur are the two main sub-divisions
comprising mainly of Bengali speaking population while Islampur has a
large number of Urdu and Hindi speaking people.
The NH-34 and NH-31 passes through the District. The
name of the District originated from the name of king 'Danuj' and therby
Danaj and ultimately converted to Dinaj. So also the name of the district
head quarter Raiganj comes from Rai crop. In the British period the district
was declared as disturbed area during the khilafat Movement. The name
of the place like Karnajora, Karandighi stems from the mythological character
Karna.The district is constituted of Nine Blocks under Two Sub-Divisions
namely Raiganj and Islampur. This is a multi-lingual district dominated
by Bengali speaking and there are urdu and Hindi speaking population in
the Islampur area.
Before partition of Bengal, the district extended to
areas that are currently under Bangladesh. Today a Dinajpur district exists
in Bangladesh across the boarder as a proof of the historical links between
the two countries.
The total area of the district is 3142 sq km. The district
headquarter is Raiganj. The district has 2 subdivisions,
9 blocks and 4 municipalities. Total population of the district as per
the 2001 census is 24,41,794. Hindus and Muslims are the major religious
group numbering almost equally in the district.
Tourist spots in North Dinajpur
• Sap-nikla forest, located 22 km from Islampur
where visitors can visit the lake and forest for sight seeing.
• Karnajora Museum and park
• Burhana Fakir’s Mosque
• Goddess Kali’s temple at Baira
• Malgaon and Kunore – Famous for terracotta work
• Goddess Bhairabi’s temple at Bindore
• Kunore- famous for terracotta pottery & Malgaon.
• Banabithi Resort at Barui, Barduari.
• Farm-House at Samaspur, Hemtabad
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