Karandighi is a village in Karandighi CD block in

Islampur subdivision Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. This subdivision was earlier a part of Bihar and was transferred to West Bengal with the passi ...

Uttar Dinajpur district Uttar Dinajpur (), also known as North Dinajpur, is one of the 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Malda Division. Raiganj city is the headquarters of the district. This district bifurcated on 1 Apri ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

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Etymology

This area was part of the ancient kingdom of

Anga Anga was an ancient Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan tribe of eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age in India, Iron Age. The members of the Aṅga tribe were called the Āṅgeyas. Counted among the "sixteen great na ...

and

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-Raja, Sutaputra and Radheya, is one of the major characters in the Hindu epic ''Mahābhārata''. He is the son of Surya (the Sun deity) and princess Kunti (later ...

, 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 Karandighi 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, 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