Karandighi is a village in

Karandighi Karandighi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dalkhola, Uttar Dinajpur was established in 2005. ...

CD block in

Islampur subdivision Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subdivisions Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Islampur subdivis ...

Uttar Dinajpur district Uttar Dinajpur () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur. History Undivided Dinajpur district w ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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Etymology

This area was part of the ancient kingdom of

Anga Anga (Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Aṅga tribe were called the Āṅgeyas. Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts ...

and

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the ...

, of Mahabharata fame, was closely associated with the area. The mythological associations are linked with the name Karandighi.

Geography

Location

Karandighi is located at In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Karandighi police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over

CD block. It is 45 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 388.42 km².

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Karandighi CD block is at Karandighi village.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Karandighi had a total population of 1,653, of which 844 (51%) were males and 809 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 234. The total number of literates in Karandighi was 813 (57.29% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) passes through Karandighi.

Education

Karandighi High School was established in 1956. KARANDIGHI KASTURBA GURLS HIGH SCHOOL ALSO THERE

Healthcare

Karandighi rural hospital at Karandighi (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Karandighi CD block.

References

Villages in Uttar Dinajpur district {{UttarDinajpur-geo-stub