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	*[[Raiganj subdivision\|Raiganj Sub-Division]] ~~and~~		*[[Raiganj subdivision\|Raiganj Sub-Division]]
	*[[Islampur subdivision\|Islampur Sub-Division]]		*[[Islampur subdivision\|Islampur Sub-Division]]

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{{about|a district in West Bengal|the district in Bangladesh|Dinajpur District, Bangladesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Uttar Dinajpur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]] of [[West Bengal]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{photomontage
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|photo1b = Radhikapur3.jpg
|photo2a = Raiganj Station during diwali.jpg
|photo3a = Bhairabi Temple at Bindole.jpg
|size=250
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| image_caption = From top-left: Raiganj wildlife sanctuary, Radhikapur, Raiganj station, Bhairabi temple at Bindole
| image_map = Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Raiganj
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 ={{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}}
[[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malda division|Malda]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Raiganj]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 3142
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,007,134
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 60.12 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 936
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chopra]], [[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Islampur]], [[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]], [[Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chakulia]], [[Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karandighi]], [[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad]], [[Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliaganj]], [[Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]], [[Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Itahar]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]], [[National Highway 12 (India)|NH 12]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://uttardinajpur.nic.in/}}
}}
'''Uttar Dinajpur''' ({{IPA-bn|utor dinadʒpur}}) or উত্তর দিনাজপুর is a district of the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile [[West Dinajpur district]], it comprises two [[Subdivisions of India#Subdivision|subdivision]]s: [[Raiganj subdivision|Raiganj]] and [[Islampur subdivision|Islampur]]. Tourist - Places Kulik Bird Sanctuary,Largest bird Sanctuary of Asia is part of Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaminath Temple at Swaminath, Rajbari at Rajbari Gate, Shiv Mandir at Itahar, Danhasori Pithasthal at Chandigram, Shree Shree Ma Bhabani Devi Than at Bouaha.

== History ==
Undivided Dinajpur district was part of the [[Pundravardhana|Pundra kingdom]]. The whole of Pundra was part of the Mauryan empire, and Jainism was spread in the region in the 4th century BCE. Their capital was at Pundrabardhan (now in Bangladesh), and two other ancient towns were Gourpur and Kotibarsha, now called [[Bangarh]]. Later multiple inscriptions show how the Guptas also controlled Pundra. The district was then under [[Pala Empire|Pala]] rule from 750 CE. The Palas patronized The Senas overthrew the Palas in 1143. In 1204, [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji|Bakhtiyar Khilji]] had Bangarh as its raider post. After his murder, it was controlled by various governors sent by the Delhi Sultan from [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]]. In 1586, Akabar conquered Bengal and Dinajpur was controlled by the ''sarkars'' of Tajpur and Panjara. In 1765, it fell under the rule of the East India Company and was ruled from Murshidabad. In the later part of the 18th century, the district was home to the [[Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion|Sanyasi-Fakir rebellion]] until the early 19th century. The district remained relatively peaceful all through the rest of the 1800s. In 1905, the people of Dinajpur district protested against the Partition of Bengal. They participated in the Freedom struggle by refusing to pay tax, doing hartals, and launching agitations. In 1947, Dinajpur district was split between India and Pakistan with West Dinajpur remaining with India. In 1992, West Dinajpur district was bifurcated to form Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts.<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1904_PART_B_DCHB_UTTAR%20DINAJPUR.pdf District census]</ref>

==Geography==
Uttar Dinajpur district lies between [[latitude]] 25°11' N to 26°49' N and [[longitude]] 87°49' E to 90°00' E occupying an area of 3142 km² enclosed by [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh]], [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]] and [[Dinajpur District (Bangladesh)|Dinajpur]] districts of [[Bangladesh]] on the east, [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]], [[Purnia district|Purnia]] and [[Katihar district|Katihar]] districts of [[Bihar]] on the west, [[Darjeeling district]] and [[Jalpaiguri district]] on the north and [[Malda district]] and [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]] on the south. Uttar Dinajpur is well connected with the rest of the state through National Highways, State Highways and Railways. [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH-27]] and [[National Highway 12 (India)|NH-12]] pass through the heart of the district.

The regional topography is generally flat with a gentle southerly slope towards which the main rivers like [[Kulik River|Kulik]], Nagar, [[Mahananda River|Mahananda]]. The District forms a part of the basin lying between Rajmahal hills on the east. The older alluvium is estimated to be [[Pleistocene]] age. Uttar Dinajpur is bestowed with a very fertile soil. The soil is very rich in nature due to the [[alluvial]] deposition which helps to grow [[Rice|Paddy]], [[Jute]], Mesta and [[Sugarcane]] etc. Raiganj on the banks of the River Kulik is the District Headquarters where the "Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary", the second largest bird sanctuary in Asia, is situated. In Uttar Dinajpur district, there are 2 sub-divisions, [[Raiganj subdivision|Raiganj]] and [[Islampur subdivision|Islampur]], {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}} apart from each other. There are 4 Municipalities, 9 Blocks and 99 Panchayats covering 1577 villages.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Uttar Dinajpur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the eleven districts in West Bengal currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
but now [[Dalkhola]] the main commercial, business town with well connected railway and roadways. increasing the economy of [[Dalkhola]] and Uttar Dinajpur District.

==Divisions==

===Sub-divisions===
Uttar Dinajpur District comprises 2 subdivisions:
*[[Raiganj subdivision|Raiganj Sub-Division]] and
*[[Islampur subdivision|Islampur]] Sub-Division

===Assembly constituencies===
The district is divided into 9 [[assembly constituency|assembly constituencies]]:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf | title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | access-date = 2008-11-16 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080411104739/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf | archive-date = 11 April 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
#[[Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chopra]] (assembly constituency no. 28),
#[[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Islampur]] (assembly constituency no. 29),
#[[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]] (assembly constituency no. 30),
#[[Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karandighi]] (assembly constituency no. 32),
#[[Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raiganj (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 35),
#[[Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliaganj (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 33),
#[[Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Itahar]] (assembly constituency no. 34)
#[[Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chakulia]] (assembly constituency no. 31)
#[[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad]] (assembly constituency no.33 )

Raiganj and Kaliaganj constituencies are reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] candidates. Along with five assembly constituencies from [[Darjeeling district]], Chopra and Islampur constituencies form the [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Goalpokhar, Karandighi, Raiganj and Itahar constituencies are part of the [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which also contains three assembly constituencies from [[Malda district]]. Along with six assembly constituencies from [[South Dinajpur district]], Kaliaganj forms the [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

====Impact of delimitation of constituencies====
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[boundary delimitation|delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, the district will be divided into 9 assembly constituencies:<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf | title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 2008-11-16 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher =Delimitation Commission}}</ref>
#[[Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chopra]] (assembly constituency no. 28),
#[[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Islampur]] (assembly constituency no. 29),
#[[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]] (assembly constituency no. 30),
#[[Chakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chakulia]] (assembly constituency no. 31),
#[[Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karandighi]] (assembly constituency no. 32),
#[[Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hemtabad (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 33),
#[[Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaliaganj (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 34),
#[[Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]] (assembly constituency no. 35),
#[[Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Itahar]] (assembly constituency no. 36) and

Hemtabad and Kaliaganj constituencies will be reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] candidates. Along with six assembly constituencies from [[Darjeeling district]], Chopra constituency will form the [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad, Kaliaganj and Raiganj constituencies will form the [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Along with six assembly constituencies from [[South Dinajpur district]], Itahar will form the [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,01,121|13=1911|14=4,28,300|15=1921|16=3,76,366|17=1931|18=4,03,576|19=1941|20=4,51,684|21=1951|22=5,28,607|23=1961|24=7,60,199|25=1971|26=10,87,269|27=1981|28=14,15,653|29=1991|30=18,97,045|31=2001|32=24,41,794|33=2011|34=30,07,134|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religion in Uttar Dinajpur<ref>{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|width=
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslims]]|#008000|49.92}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindus]]|darkorange|49.31}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.56}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.21}}
}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Uttar Dinajpur district (2011).<ref name=m>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=censusindia>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Part-A.pdf |title=DISTRIBUTION OF THE 22 SCHEDULED LANGUAGES-INDIA/STATES/UNION TERRITORIES - 2011 CENSUS |archive-date=29 March 2016 }}</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 68.06 |color1 = Blue
|label2 = [[Surjapuri]] |value2 = 13.22 |color2 = LightGreen
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 9.48 |color3 = Green
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 3.77
|color4 = Brown
|label7 = Others |value7 = 0.62 |color7 = Grey
|label5 = [[Hindi]] |value5 = 3.76 |color5 = Orange
|label6 = [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] |value6 = 1.03 |color6 = deepskyblue
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Uttar Dinajpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,007,134,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Albania]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Albania 2,994,667 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Mississippi 2,967,297
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 124th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 956 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.9%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Uttar Dinajpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 936 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 60.13%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 26.87% and 5.41% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zc77I8CMgTYC&q=surjapuri+west+bengal&pg=PA508 |title = The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics|isbn = 9781118257265|last1 = Hernández-Campoy|first1 = Juan Manuel|last2 = Conde-Silvestre|first2 = Juan Camilo|date = 15 February 2012}}</ref>

The total population is nearly 25 lakh (2.5 million), consisting mainly of rural masses. [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the main language but a sizeable number of [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]] speaking people live in Islampur sub-division. It is one of the most backward districts of India educationally and economically owing to state neglect. The major native dialect is called locally [[Surjapuri language|Surjapuri]] or [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] (or even Dinajpuri).

According to the 2011 census, 68.06% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 13.22% [[Surjapuri language|Surjapuri]], 9.48% [[Urdu]], 3.77% [[Santali language|Santali]], 3.76% [[Hindi]] and 1.03% [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] as their first language.<ref name="m" /><ref name="censusindia" />

==Flora and fauna==
In 1985 Uttar Dinajpur district became home to the [[Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|1.3|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: West Bengal|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Major railway stations are [[Raiganj railway station|Raiganj(RGJ)]], [[Radhikapur railway station|Radhikapur]] (RDP), [[Kaliaganj|Kaliyagunj]], [[Dalkolha]] and [[Aluabari Road Junction railway station|Aluabari Road Jn]] (Islampur). [[Dalkolha]] is most important stoppage of long distance train.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} NH 27 and NH 12 are two National Highways in this District.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Radhikapur-Kolkata (RDP-KOAA) Express train is the only direct train for Raiganj to South Bengal Communication. Although RDP-SGUJ DEMU is the only direct train for Raiganj to North Bengal Communication. [[North Bengal State Transport Corporation|NBSTC]], [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation|SBSTC]] are transport corporations serving the area.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Siliguri More is that point zone which connect four district zone North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, North Bengal and South Bengal through High Ways.

==Education==
As of 2012, there were 3282 schools in the Uttar Dinajpur district. 3100 of these are in rural areas, and 182 urban.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Schools in Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal|url=https://allindiafacts.com/school/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur.html|website=All India Facts|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Bengali language movement in India|Bengali language Movement (North Dinajpur)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage | Raiganj}}
* [http://uttardinajpur.nic.in Official Website]
*[http://www.Uttar-Dinajpur.com Uttar-Dinajpur.com]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Uttar Dinajpur district
|North = [[Darjeeling district]]
|Northeast =
|East = ''[[Bangladesh]]''
|Southeast = [[South Dinajpur district]]
|South = [[Malda district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Katihar district]], [[Bihar]]
|Northwest = [[Kishanganj district]], [[Bihar]]
}}
{{Dalkhola topics}}
{{Uttar Dinajpur District}}
{{Districts of West Bengal}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}{{Authority control}}
{{coord|25.62|N|88.12|E|display=title|region:IN-WB|format=dms}}

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