In Uttar Dinajpur District there are 2 Sub-Divisions Raiganj & Islampur , 110Km apart from each other. District having border length of 227 km (approx) in the east with Bangladesh. There are 4 Municipalities,9 Blocks and 98 Panchayats covering 1516 villages.The total population is nearly 25 Lakh comprising mainly of rural masses.Bengali is the main language but a sizeable portion of Urdu and Hindi speaking people live in Islampur Sub-Division.

The Climate of this district is characterised by Hot-Summer with High Humidity,abundant Rainfall and Cold Winter.The Summer begins from April. National Highway-31

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Monsoon starts from June and lasts till September. December and January are the coldest months.

Blocks, Roads & Railway Lines of Uttar Dinajpur District

Census 2001 Data - Urban areas and Blocks

Demographic Profile of the District at a Glance :

Sl.No.

Particular

Uttar Dinajpur

West Bengal

India

1.

Area (Sq.Km.)

3142

81,752

32,87263

2.

Villages

1516

37910

587226

3.

Population                                      

2441794

8,0221171

1027015247

4.

Sex Ratio   (F / 1000 M)

937

934

933

5.

Growth Rate

28.72%

17.84%

21.34%

6.

Density of Population

778

904

324

7.

Literacy Rate

47.89%

69.22%

65.38%

8.

S C

676582

16080611

138273277

9.

S T

124865

3808760

67758380

10.

SC to Total Population

27.71%

5.59%

8.01%

11.

ST to Total Population

5.11%

5.62%

7.53%

12.

CPR

21.59%

53.30%

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13.

Safe Delivery

23.60%

52.80%

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14.

BPHC   

9

-

--

15.

PHC

20

-

-

(source : 2001 Census)
DISTRICT HQ : RAIGANJ, 
4 MUNICIPALITIES : RAIGANJ, KALIYAGANJ, DALKHOLA & ISLAMPUR

MPs / MLAs
PC/AC No. & NameName of the MP/MLAParty AffiliationRemarks
04-Darjeeling PCJaswant SinghBJP 
05-Raiganj PCDeepa DasmunshiINC 
06-Balurghat PCPrasanta Kr. MajumdarRSP 
28-Chopra ACHAMIDUL RAHAMANIND 
29-Islampur ACABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARYAITC 
30-Goalpokhar ACMD. GHULAM RABBANIINC 
31-Chakulia ACALI IMRAN RAMZAIFB 
32-Karandighi ACGOKUL ROYAIFB 
33-Hemtabad (SC) ACKHAGENDRA NATH SINHACPI(M) 
34-Kaliyaganj (SC) ACPRAMATHA NATH RAYINC 
35-Raiganj ACMOHIT SENGUPTAINC 
36-Itahar ACAMAL ACHARJEEAITC