District Profile

The District Uttar Dinajpur came into existence on 1st April 1992 vide Gazette Notification No. 177 L.R / 6M-7/92 dated 28.2.1992. It is located in the north of West Bengal.It is butted and bounded by Bangladesh on the East [length of border 227 KM], Bihar on the West, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri on the North and Malda on the South. The NH 34 and NH 31 passes through the District.

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.The district of Uttar Dinajpur lies between 250 10′ to 260 35′ North latitude and 870 45′ to 880 35′ East longitude covering an area of 3,142 sq.km.

Area 3142 sq KM
District Head Quarter Raiganj
Sub-Division 2
Block/ Panchayat Samity 9
Municipality 4
Gram Panchayat 98
Gram Sansad 1632
Mouza 1504
Police Station 9
Total Population (2011 Census) 3007134
Male Population (2011 Census) 1551066 (51.58%)
Female Population (2011 Census) 1456068 (48.42%)
Sex Ration (2011 Census) Female / 1000 Male) 936
Total No of Household (2011 Census) 605674
Population per SqKM (2011 Census) 956
Growth Rate 22.90%
Total SC Population (2011 Census) 847950 (28.26%)
Total ST Population (2011 Census) 162816 (5.43%)
% of Literacy (2011 Census) 60.13%
% of Male Literacy (2011 Census) 55.03%
% of Female Literacy (2011 Census) 43.69%
No of Electrified Mouza 1492
No of Primary Schools 1839
No of High Schools 271
No of Degree Colleges 5
No of Universities 1
No of Technical Schools 4
No of Teachers’ Training College 3
No of Sishu Siksha Kendra 981
No of Madhyamik Siksha Kendra 107
No of A.W.W Centre 500**
No of District Hospital 1
No of Sub-Divisional Hospital 1
No of State General Hospital 1
No of BPHC 9
No of PHC 18