Archaeological excavations have revealed that a highly developed civilization flourished here in the past. The people of South Dinajpur or Dakshin Dinajpur are largely dependent upon agriculture for their livelihood. The four rivers, namely, Brahmani, Atreyee, Tangon and Punarbhaba flow through South Dinajpur and sustain a large community of fishermen. A small town with lot of greenery and void of any form of pollution.
The Raghunathpur forest is located one kilometer away from Balurghat. Another small forest called Dogachhi is located 6 km from the town; it also possesses a canal where boating facility is available.
A forest department bungalow is available in Raghunathpur. It is 25 km from Balurghat. Here you can see hundreds of large trucks plying across the border for the exchange of goods and commodities. Hili has one tourist bungalow owned by the Public Works Department. It is a famous temple that has a legend associated with it. No incident worthy of note appears to have taken place in the district of West Dinajpur during this long period of about two hundred years, during which Bengal remained under the control of the Mughals.
The district came under control of the East India company in , the year in which the East India Company obtained the Diwani of Bengal.
In the reign of Akbar, we find the first authentic traces of the great zamindari family of Dinajpur, with which for the next two centuries the history of the district is closely interwoven. During the later half of the 18th century, the district was subjected to the plundering raids of the Sanyasis and Fakirs. Some of these sanyasis settled down and acquired properties in many places including Dinajpur district. It may recalled that the early Muslim colonisers activity patronized these Fakirs and Auliyas, the holy men of Islam, who acted as the vanguard of the army in the hitherto unconquered regions.
These sanyasis and fakirs used to enter the district from places in Western India ostensibly for pilgrimage but in reality, to amass riches by plundering the people. Warren Hastings curbed the activities of the sanyasis, but the fakirs continued to oppress the people of the district even as late as The East India Company took vigorous measures to bring them to book and by the beginning of the 19th century, completely stopped these activities.
The Rebellion of left the district undisturbed. The most important result of the rebellion was that the administration of the affairs of India was taken over by the British Government and the East India Company ceased to exist. The administration of the British, no doubt, had secured peace and some kind of justice on the inhabitants but the discrimination that was made between Englishmen and Indians in various spheres of administration gradually built up a store of resentment against the British Government.
This proposal to divide Bengal was made for administrative convenience and for ensuring advancement in East Bengal and Assam in the fields of education, etc. This move was strongly opposed by the people of the district. Lal Mohan Ghosh suggested that all honorary Magistrates and all members of district boards, municipal commissioners and panchayats should resign in a body and national mourning should be observed for twelve months during which the people should not participate in any public rejoicing.
The partition was however, proclaimed in September The reaction in the district to this proclamation was sharp and Maharaja Girija Nath roy took leading part in the agitation against the partition. By the first World War, revolutionary movement continued in the district of Dinajpur. When the struggle for freedom began in ,local congress leaders of Balurghat promoted the ideals of the congress throughout the sub-division.
Primary Congress committees were organised even in remote villages. Parallel administration was setup. Hindus and Muslims of the district jointly took part Khilafat movement of This two page report in A-3 paper size format comprises the basic information of a particular district.
The statistical data, graphs and charts shown offer the information on almost all Reference Year Books. These yearbooks, titled "India Top 10 Year Book", are showcasing the position of Indian states and also comparing India's position in the world for various soc Dakshin Dinajpur District, in the Jalpaiguri region is a district of West Bengal with its administrative headquarters located at Dakshin Dinajpur city.
According to census, the district encompasses a geographical area of sq km and has a population of 16,76, persons including 8,57, males and 8,19, females. The district has a sex ratio of females for every males. The major religions in the district are Hindu The literacy rate in the district is Main spoken languages are Bengali Labour Force Participation Rate is Main source of income in the district is from the agriculture sector and per capita income is Rs.
The crime rate in the district is Total cropped area is 3,05, in hectares and the forest area is Click here to view complete list of available District Factbook TM. Reader friendly fact book since it is a one-stop guide of a particular district of India Information are collected from reliable official sources such as government publications, reports of ministries and government websites Comparative presentation of district ranks with state and national figures, so that one can easily make out where district stands in different socio-economic variables across the nation Present almost all scattered information of the district in an encapsulate form One District Factbook TM serves only one particular district of India.
Administrative Setup. It gives information on households, houseless households, houseless population, Standard of Living, Housing Condition, House and their Uses, Slum Population, etc. Content View Sample.
0コメント