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C e n s u s - 2001 F i g u r e s


	A b o u t t h e D i s t r i c t

		West Dinajpur District was created out of the erstwhile Dinajpur district in 1947 at the time of partition of India. The rest of the Dinajpur district is now in Bangladesh. The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at the time of reorganisation of the State with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur on 01.04.1992. The erstwhile Balurghat Sub-Division along with Banshihari and Kushmandi Blocks (which were in Raigunj Sub-Division prior to the bifurcation) comprise the new district. The district is drained by a number of North-South flowing river like Atreyee, Punarbhaba, Tangon and Brahmani. It is predominantly an agricultural district with large area of land being under cultivation. Dakshin Dinajpur is a "Non Industry" district having no large scale industry. The first industry in medium scale sector got off to a start in the district in November, 2003. Transport and Communication facilities are not very satisfactory.New railway line has been laid between Eklakhi and Balurghat, the district headquarter. Train services has been started on 30.12.2004. There is one State Highway with only 3 KM of National Highway no. 34 falling within the district. Bengali is the principal language of the district. The principal communities are Hindus & Muslims and they constitute the major portion of the population.


	D i s t r i c t m a p

Dakshin Dinajpur

Latitude

26 deg 35' 15" N

25 deg 10' 55" N

Longitude

89 deg 00' 30" E

87 deg 48' 37" E


	Geographical Area =


	2162 sq km


	K e y S t a t i s t i c s

Sub-Division	2
Blocks	8
Municipality	2
Wards	41
Gram-panchayat	65
Village	2,317
Mouza	1,646
Panchayat Samity	8
Gram-Sansad	929
Total Population (upto date)	15,03,178

Primary Schools	1189
Secondary Schools	106
Higher Secondary Schools	26
Colleges	4
Public Libraries	57
Junior High Schools	20
Senior Madrasha	12
P.T.T.I.	1
Anganwadi Centres	1267
Sishu Siksha Kendras	535
Junior High Madrasha	4
Junior Madrasha	1
NCLP Schools	40

District Hospital	1
Sub-divisional Hospital	1
Rural Hospital	1
Police Hospital	1
Leprosy Control Units	2
Homeopaths	12
Dispensaries	8
Clinics	4
Ayurvedic Centres	5


		C e n s u s - 2001 F i g u r e s

	Sub-Divisions : 2 (two)

	Balurghat (Sadar) Sub-Division. Gangarampur at Buniadpur.

	Blocks : 8 (Eight)

	Balurghat Hili Kumarganj Tapan Gangarampur Kushmandi Banshihari Harirampur

	Municipalities : 2 (two)

	Balurghat Municipality Gangarampur Municipality


	Urban Outgrowth : 2 (two)


	Chakvrigu Baidyanathpara (attached to Balurghat Municipality.)

• Gram Panchayats
• Mouzas
• Gram Samsads
• House holds
• Wards in Balurghat Town charge
• Wards in Gangarampur Town charge
• District Code

Block-wise Population


	: : : : : : :


	65 1646 925 3,15,830 23 18 Dakshin Dinajpur - 05


	Name of the Block Total Population


	Balurghat Hili Kumarganj Tapan Gangarampur Banshihari Kushmandi Harirampur


	2,28,736 77,250 1,53,042 2,26,136 2,06,640 1,22,091 1,75,086 1,24,927


	Town-wise population


	Balurghat Municipality 1,35,737 Gangarampur Municipality 53,533


	Decennial Growth Rate and Density

Population for	M	F	T
1991	632969	597639	1230608
2001	770335	732843	1503178

	1981-1991	1991-2001
Decennial Growth rate %	24.39	22.15
Population density per sq km	555	677

Census 2001 dates for...	From	To
House listing Operation	17.4.2000	16.5.2000
House hold Enumeration operation	9.2.2001	28.2.2001
Revisional round	1.3.2001	5.3.2001

Census Highlights		1991	2001
Females per 1000 Males		944	950
0-6 Population	Male Female Total	- - -	123207 119325 242532
Total Literates	Male Female Total	- - -	474415 357839 812254
0-6 Population % compared to total population		18.77	16.14
Literacy rate excluding 0-6 population	Male Female Total	56.75 35.33 46.40	73.30 55.12 64.46


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