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South Dinajpur
Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur. According to the 2011 census, it is the third least populous district of West Bengal (out of 23). History The erstwhile Dinajpur District, at the time of the partition of India, was split up into West Dinajpur district and East Dinajpur. The East Dinajpur district, now called Dinajpur, became part of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956, when States Reorganisation Act recommendations were implemented, with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur on 1 April 1992. Economy Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with a large area of land under cultiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to addition of Purulia district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Balurghat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 39 Balurghat Assembly constituency covers Balurghat municipality, Amritakhand, Vatpara and Chingishpur gram panchayats of Balurghat community development block and Hilli community development block. Balurghat Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Ashok Kumar Lahiri of BJP defeated his nearest rival Sekhar Dasgupta of Trinamool Congress. 2016 In the 2016 election, Biswanath Chowdhury of RSP defeated his nearest rival Shankar Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 election, Shankar Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Bishwanath Chowdhury of RSP. .# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006. 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to addition of Purulia district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangarampur
Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Buniadpur is the headquarters of the Gangarampur subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. It became the subdivision of newly formed district Dakshin Dinajpur when Paschim Dinajpur was bifurcated into Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur in 1992. Geography Location Gangarampur is located almost in the middle of Dakshin Dinajpur district at . It has spread linearly along the banks of the Punarbhaba River. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). The area of the city is 10.29 Sq. km. In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version. Climate Gangarampur has a Tropical wet-and-dry climate, with summer monsoons. The maximum temperatures can often exceed 38 °C (100 °F) during May–June. Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balurghat Subdivision
Balurghat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subdivisions Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: .*2011 Administrative units Balurghat subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 888 mouzas, 852 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 3 census towns and 1 outgrowth. The only municipality is at Balurghat. The census towns are: Par Patiram, Dakra and Chak Bhrigu. The outgrowth is Baidyanathpara. The subdivision has its headquarters at Balurghat. Police stations Police stations in Balurghat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Blocks Community development blocks in Balurghat subdivision are: Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 35 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks: * Hili block consists of 5 gram panchayats, viz. Binshira, Hili, Panjul, Dhalpara an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, interm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atreyee D
Atreyee D. A. V. Public School, Mangalpur, Balurghat, India, (formerly ''The Atreyee English Medium School''), Balurghat, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was the first English medium school of the city Balurghat as well as of the district South Dinajpur History The school was established in 1976. It has co-educational classes, from Nursery to Class XII. Initially classes were held at the District Library, near Balurghat College, later it was shifted to Mongalpur, in the western part of Balurghat which is its present location. In Balurghat town, it is colloquially referred to as ''KG School'' as it was the first institution having kindergarten facilities in the city. Uniform The uniform for boys is maroon trousers and white shirt with a maroon tie, 'ADAVPS' is printed on it. For girls up to 8th standard, the uniform is maroon skirt and white shirt with maroon tie and 9th standard onwards, salwar and dupatta in maroon and qameez in white combination — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 512 (India)
National Highway 512 (NH 512) is a highway in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is proposed to build four lane road. It runs from Gazole to Hili border with Bangladesh. On the other side of the border, the road continues as Hili-Birampur Highway. Changeover The Gazole-Hili stretch is shown both as part of State Highway 10 (West Bengal) and NH 512 in Google maps and other places. The West Bengal government, with the permission of the central government, has taken up the repair and maintenance of six major highways, which will eventually be raised to the status of a national highway. This includes the Gazole-Hili stretch. Route Gajol - Daulatpur - Bansihari- Gangarampur - Harsura - Balurghat - Hilli (near Indo/Bangladesh Border). See also * List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number) * National Highways Development Project The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In India
Roads are an important mode of transport in India. India has a network of over of roads This is the second-largest road network in the world, after the United States with .Annual Report 2021-22 (23.70 Mb ) At () of roads per square kilometre of land, the quantitative density of India's road network is equal to that of Hong Kong, and substantially higher than the United States (), China (), Brazil () and Russia (). Adjusted for its large population, India has approximately of roads per 1,000 people, which is much lower than United States but higher than that of China . India's road network carries over 71 percent of its freight and about 85 percent of passenger traffic. Since the 1990s, major efforts have been underway to modernize the country's road infrastructure. As of 31 March 2020, 70.00% of Indian roads were paved. As of March 2020, India had completed and placed into use over of four or more lane highways connecting many of its major manufacturing, commercial and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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