South Dinajpur
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. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.
The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at 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. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.
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. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.
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 in November, 2003.
Transport and Communication facilities are not very satisfactory. New railway line has been laid between Eklakhi and Balurghat, headquarter. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.Train services have been started on 30.12.2004. There is one State Highway with only 3 KM of National Highway no. 34 falling within . Bengali is the principal language of . The principal communities are Hindus & Muslims and they constitute the major portion of the population.
There are three main rivers in this district: Atryee, Punarbhaba, Tangon and all these three rivers flow from North to South. Scintillating Special Holidays with us.
Tourism
The history of Dakshin Dinajpur, which constitutes the magnificent past of the former Dinajpur district has endowed the region with a profuse storage of rich cultural heritage. From the different antiques and the inscription unexcavated till date, it is evident that the place is very interesting historically. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.
Hilli Block is the famous international Indo- Bangladesh Border Check post. The Bangladesh Border on the side of the Hilli undoubtedly is an important tourist center. The PWD bungalow is the only accommodation for the tourist here . Sarongbari is an important tourist spot, the key attraction of which is the small forest. It is the remarkable picnic spot for its scenic beauty.Explore Special Holidays with us. The Balurghat division is invested with reflective historical importance. It was the place, which solely participate in the struggle for independence. Therefore the past history of the place makes it a seat of attraction for visitors. However the small forest of the Balurghat division is no less an alluring site, for those loving forest. The College Museum of Balurghat is evidently of immense interest because of its collection of coins, inscriptions, terracotta figurines of the past kings, which bears the testimony of the past heritage of the region. Khanpur is another significant historical site because the Tebhaga Movement originated in the region. "Bolla Kali" Temple, having a mythological story behind it, is undoubtedly a significant place for the pilgrims.
In comparison to the north Dinajpur, the district of South Dinajpur is blessed with the places of historical importance for which it has been developed as an important tourist site of North Bengal.Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India.
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