Dakshin Dinajpur district

South Dinajpur or Dakshin Dinajpur (দক্ষিণ দিনাজপুর) is a district of state of. The district was created on April 1, 1992. sub-division, along with Banshihari block, Kushmandi block and Gangarampur sub-divisions comprise the district.

History
The erstwhile, at the time of partition of India, was split up into West Dinajpur and East Dinajpur. The East Dinajpur district, now called Dinajpur is now in. The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at the time of reorganisation of the State with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into  and Dakshin Dinajpur on,.

Economy
Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with large area of land being under cultivation. The district is drained by a number of North-South flowing river like, , and , to give rise to a sizeable but onorganized fishing community. 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 the district in November, 2003. Transport and Communication facilities are not very satisfactory. Communication facilities include wireless and mobile telephony. Internet access is available from most of the cities, even though broadband connections are not available. As for transport, there is one State Highway with only 3 km of National Highway No. 34 falling within the district. New railway line has been laid between and, the district headquarter. Train services has been started on, 2004. Bengali is the principal language of the district. The principal communities are Hindus and Muslims, constituting the major portion of the population.

Education
The Dinajpur city does not have any Engineering or Medical College. But it does have a few good schools including the, in. Many other Government schools also exist throughout the district. is the most popular college in the district. A Government-funded girls' college also exists in. also has law college and a B.Ed college.