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====Mahipal Dighi==== | ====Mahipal Dighi==== | ||
Mahipal dighi, a large lake, is located in Kushmandi block. It has a length of 4 km approx and a diameter 0.6 km. | Mahipal dighi, a large lake, is located in Kushmandi block. It has a length of 4 km approx and a diameter 0.6 km. | ||
It was dug by King Mahipal II of the [[Pala Empire|Pal dynasty]]. | It was dug by King Mahipal II of the [[Pala Empire|Pal dynasty]]. There are debris of a [[Indigo]] kuthi on the northern bank of the Lack which was established by Mr. Thomas, an indigo merchant, a friend of [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]. | ||
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==== Temple of Lord Shiva==== | ==== Temple of Lord Shiva==== | ||
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==Rural poverty== | ==Rural poverty== | ||
As per the [[Human Development Report]] 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in erstwhile West Dinajpur district was 27.61%. Malda district on the south of West Dinajpur district had a rural poverty ratio of 35.4% and Jalpaiguri district on the north had a rural poverty ratio of 35.73%. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004| work = Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district| publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal| access-date = 20 November 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201321/http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| archive-date = 1 May 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref> | As per the [[Human Development Report]] 2004 for West Bengal, the [[rural poverty]] ratio in erstwhile West Dinajpur district was 27.61%. Malda district on the south of West Dinajpur district had a rural poverty ratio of 35.4% and Jalpaiguri district on the north had a rural poverty ratio of 35.73%. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004| work = Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district| publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal| access-date = 20 November 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201321/http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf| archive-date = 1 May 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
As per [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] Survey by the Government of West Bengal, the proportion of BPL families in Dakshin Dinajpur district was 43.54% as on 30 October 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/bpl2002.aspx | title = Report of BPL survey as on 30.10.02 | publisher = Department of Panchayats and Rural Development | access-date = 4 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181207070715/http://www.wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/bpl2002.aspx | archive-date = 7 December 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | As per [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] Survey by the Government of West Bengal, the proportion of BPL families in Dakshin Dinajpur district was 43.54% as on 30 October 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/bpl2002.aspx | title = Report of BPL survey as on 30.10.02 | publisher = Department of Panchayats and Rural Development | access-date = 4 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181207070715/http://www.wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/bpl2002.aspx | archive-date = 7 December 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||