Dinajpur District, Bangladesh
Encyclopedia
Dinajpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh
. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.
and Panchagarh
districts in the north, Gaibandha
and Joypurhat
districts in the south, Nilphamari
and Rangpur
districts in the east, and the state of West Bengal
, India
in the west. The total area of the district is 3,437.98 km2. Annual average highest temperature 33.5 °C and lowest 10.5 °C; annual rainfall 2,536mm. Main rivers are Dhepa
, Punarbhaba
, and Atrai.
, Biral Upazila, Bochaganj Upazila, Chirirbandar Upazila, Phulbari Upazila
, Ghoraghat Upazila
, Hakimpur Upazila
, Kaharole Upazila
, Khansama Upazila
, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila, Nawabganj, Parbatipur Upazila
.
. Devkot
which rotated as capital of Lakhnauti was located 11 miles south of Dinajpur town. The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1786 (ref. Banglapedia). At the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur district
. People of the district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant contribution in the War of Liberation of 1971. http://banglapedia.serach.com.bd/HT/D_0232.htm
An ancient engraved stone, believed to be from the Gupta era, was recovered from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur in October 8.
Website of Dinajpur Municipality is http://www.dinajpurmunicipality.com
, Dinajpur has a tropical wet and dry climate
. The district has a distinct monsoonal season
, with an annual average temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) and monthly means varying between 18 °C (64 °F) in January and 29 °C (84 °F) in August.
(fruit) of Dinajpur is the best of Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also famous for its Mangoes. "Kosba" is called the matrix of mango. Also it grows a plenty of vegetables and seasonal fruits.
A huge percentage of people from Dinajpur depends upon agri based products. The main industry also includes rice processing mills.
However, Dinajpur is highly rich with natural resources like coal. The coal of Boropukuria Coal Mine is empowering a 250MW power generation plant. More sites are discovered to have coal.
Asia Energy PLC
is a new company, without any history of previous mining experience, quoted in the London Alternative Investment Market, set up to exploit open cast coal mining opportunities in the Phulbari region of Dinajpur.
http://www.hstu.ac.bd/ is a government financed public university of Bangladesh is situated at 10 km away from Dinajpur main town. It serves as the premier institution of science and technology in northern part of the country.
There are two government colleges in the Dinajpur town. One is for female student and another is for both male and female students. Dinajpur Govt. college is for both male and female, which was previously known as Surendranath college. Both colleges are operated under national university.
This district gives you the opportunity to read in two Govt.School, Dinajpur Zilla School (for boys only) & Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School. Dinajpur Zilla Schoolhttp://www.dzsedubd.com/ was established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the center of the Dinajpur town. It owns a Hostel too for residential facilities. This school is one of 20 schools in Bangladesh, which has a Govt. funded "E-Learning" facility and E-Laboratory. There is Stone made Map of South Asia subcontinent in this school, which was made at 1934. It has a very talented Score in S.S.C participation. There's is also an auditorium, a sculpture of celebrating the 150 years of the school, a mosque, an enhanced library & laboratory in this School. There is also a textile institute, Remon reads in this institute. He is from Naogaon.
Website of Dinajpur Medical College is http://www.dinajmc.org
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan
only second of its kind in Bangladesh. It aims to train and educate sports prodigy. Dinajpur also has a government Veterinary college, a government Polytechnique institute and several private polytechnique institutions.
Tenth educational board http://dinajpureducationboard.gov.bd/ of Bangladesh has been established in Dinajpur in 2007. From 2009 S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) and H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) exams have been started to be taken. In S.S.C. exam for the first time it stood 2nd in the country in the G.P.A. 5 list.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.
Geography
Dinajpur is bounded by ThakurgaonThakurgaon District
The district of Thakurgaon consists 1458 mosques, 1026 temples, 12 churches and 3 tombs.-Places of interest:There are various places of interest in the district, these include:# The river of Tangon# Senua Bridge# Sugar Mill...
and Panchagarh
Panchagarh District
Panchagarh is a district of Rangpur division in the extreme northern part of Bangladesh with an area of 1404.63 square km, is bounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border, having Darjeeling district on the north, Jalpaiguri and Kuchbihar districts on the northeast, west Dinajpur and...
districts in the north, Gaibandha
Gaibandha District
Gaibandha is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.Gaibandha was established in 1875 when the subdivision was transferred from Bhabaniganj to Gaibandha. Gaibandha municipality was established in 1923. The literacy rate among the town people is...
and Joypurhat
Jaipurhat District
The district of Jaipurhat consists 2573 mosques, 424 temples, 21 churches and 18 Buddhist temples.-Places of interest:jamalganj is situated 10 KMsouth west of Jaipurhat....
districts in the south, Nilphamari
Nilphamari District
Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.-Geography: with an area of 1640.91 km², is bounded by Kuchbihar district of West Bengal on the north, Rangpur district on the south, Lalmonirhat district on the east and Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on...
and Rangpur
Rangpur District
The district of Rangpur have 4924 mosques, 480 temples, 43 churches and six tombs.In an anthropologic view most people of Rangpur are having Rajbagshi blood in their veins...
districts in the east, and the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in the west. The total area of the district is 3,437.98 km2. Annual average highest temperature 33.5 °C and lowest 10.5 °C; annual rainfall 2,536mm. Main rivers are Dhepa
Dhepa River
The Dhepa is a small river in northern Bangladesh. The river originates from the Atrai river in Mohanpur and falls into the Punarbhaba. The length of this river is 40 kilometers or 25 miles and the depth of this river is 6 meters or 18 feet....
, Punarbhaba
Punarbhaba River
The Punarbhaba is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India, of total length about 160 km and a width of 3–8 km and it's mean depth is It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh. The river's upper part is a few kilometres west of Atrai. Dinajpur district...
, and Atrai.
Sub-districts
Sub-districts or Upazilas are Birampur Upazila, BirganjBirganj Upazila
Birganj is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.-Geography:Birganj is located at . It has 42323 units of house hold and total area 413 km².-Demographics:...
, Biral Upazila, Bochaganj Upazila, Chirirbandar Upazila, Phulbari Upazila
Phulbari Upazila
Phulbari Upazila can refer to:In Bangladesh:* Phulbari Upazila, Dinajpur* Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram* Fulbaria Upazila, MymensinghElsewhere:* Phulbari, Nepal...
, Ghoraghat Upazila
Ghoraghat Upazila
Ghoraghat is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.-Geography:Ghoraghat is located at . It has 17535 house holds and a total area of 148.67 km².-Demographics:...
, Hakimpur Upazila
Hakimpur Upazila
Hakimpur is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hakimpur is located at . It has 13,769 units of house hold and total area 99.92 km².-Demographics:...
, Kaharole Upazila
Kaharole Upazila
Kaharole is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.-Geography:Kaharole is located at . It has 22448 units of house hold and total area 205.54 km².-Demographics:...
, Khansama Upazila
Khansama Upazila
Khansama is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.-Geography:Khansama is located at . It has 23735 units of house hold and total area 179.72 km².-Demographics:...
, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila, Nawabganj, Parbatipur Upazila
Parbatipur Upazila
Parbatipur is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.-Geography:Parbatipur is located at . It has 53146 units of house hold and total area 395.1 km².-Demographics:...
.
Population statistics
- Total Population is 2,617,942 (According to the census of 2001 and Bangladesh Statistical Bureau)http://www.geohive.com/cntry/bangladesh.aspx. Among them male 51.12%, female 48.88%.
- Muslim 76.65%, Hindu 20.58%, Christian 0.80%, Buddhist 0.11% and other 1.86%.
- Religious institutions Mosques 4891, Temples 956, Churches 75, Pagoda 23, sacred place 5, tombs 16 and shrines 255
- Ethnic nationals: the Santal, Oraon, Munda and Malo.
- Average literacy 60%; male 34.7% female 19.5%.
- Main occupations Agriculture 42.85%, agricultural labourer 29.19%, wage labourer 2.48%, commerce 10.2%, transport 1.67%, service 5.58%, others 8.03%.
- Land control Landless 40%, small farmers 30%, medium farmers 25%, large farmers 5%; per capita cultivable land 500m2.
History
Dinajpur was once a part of the ancient state of PundravardhanaPundravardhana
This article is about the historical territory. For the Mahabharata kingdom see Pundra KingdomPundravardhana , was a territory located in North Bengal in ancient times, home of the Pundra, a group of people speaking languages not of the Indo-European family.-Etymology:There are several theories...
. Devkot
Devkot
Devkot was an ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya , itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas...
which rotated as capital of Lakhnauti was located 11 miles south of Dinajpur town. The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1786 (ref. Banglapedia). At the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur district
West Dinajpur district
West Dinajpur district was a district of the state of West Bengal from 1947 to 1992. At India's independence, the former Dinajpur district of undivided Bengal was partitioned along religious lines, and West Dinajpur became one of the 14 districts of West Bengal...
. People of the district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant contribution in the War of Liberation of 1971. http://banglapedia.serach.com.bd/HT/D_0232.htm
An ancient engraved stone, believed to be from the Gupta era, was recovered from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur in October 8.
Dinajpur Municipality
At first, after its formation in 1856, the Dinajpur Municipality used to be run by a town committee presided over by the Deputy Magistrate. This was among the first 40 municipalities in Bengal at that time. Later in 1868, the 'District Town Act' commissioned a Chairman of the municipality who replaced the Deputy Magistrate and given a similar rank as a District Magistrate. Mr. Patterson was appointed the first Chairman of Dinajpur Municipality in 1869.Website of Dinajpur Municipality is http://www.dinajpurmunicipality.com
Archaeology
Kantajew Temple http://dinajpurinfo.com/en/items-of-interest/kantanagar-temple/ http://dinajpurinfo.com/en/gallery/kantajew-temple/, Sitakot Bihar (the oldest Badya Bihar in the world), Rajbari, Dinajpur Museum, Ramsagar tank http://dinajpurinfo.com/en/items-of-interest/ramsagar/, Sukhsagar, Matasagar and the tombs of Chehel Gazi and Gor-e-Shahid Moydan, Sitar Kuthuri, Habra Zamindar Bari, Gour Gabindha, Baraduari, Shingha Darwaza (Lion Gate), Nayabad mosque, Aowkora(echoing) Mosque, Ghughu-danga Zamindar BariGhughu-danga Zamindar Bari
Ghughu-danga Zamindar Bari was the official residential palace and seat of the Ghughu-danga Zamindar Family. It is situated on the banks of the Purnovoba River in Dinajpur. The palace was now destroyed by attacking the Pakistani soldiers in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War . It was constructed in...
Climate
Dinajpur experiences a hot, wet and humid tropical climate. Under the Koppen climate classificationKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
, Dinajpur has a tropical wet and dry climate
Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and '"As."...
. The district has a distinct monsoonal season
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
, with an annual average temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) and monthly means varying between 18 °C (64 °F) in January and 29 °C (84 °F) in August.
Economy
The economy of Dinajpur mainly depends upon agriculture based production. Dinajpur is famous for rice production. 'Katharivog' rice is the best produced rice in Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also rich with wheat production. The LycheeLychee
The lychee is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to Southern China and Southeast Asia, and now cultivated in many parts of the world...
(fruit) of Dinajpur is the best of Bangladesh. Dinajpur is also famous for its Mangoes. "Kosba" is called the matrix of mango. Also it grows a plenty of vegetables and seasonal fruits.
A huge percentage of people from Dinajpur depends upon agri based products. The main industry also includes rice processing mills.
However, Dinajpur is highly rich with natural resources like coal. The coal of Boropukuria Coal Mine is empowering a 250MW power generation plant. More sites are discovered to have coal.
Asia Energy PLC
Asia Energy PLC
Asia Energy plc is a new company,without any history of previous mining experience, quoted in the London Alternative Investment Market, set up to exploit open cast coal mining opportunities in the Phulbari region of Bangladesh...
is a new company, without any history of previous mining experience, quoted in the London Alternative Investment Market, set up to exploit open cast coal mining opportunities in the Phulbari region of Dinajpur.
Education
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology UniversityHajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh. This is the largest university of the north Bengal at Rangpur division.-History:...
http://www.hstu.ac.bd/ is a government financed public university of Bangladesh is situated at 10 km away from Dinajpur main town. It serves as the premier institution of science and technology in northern part of the country.
There are two government colleges in the Dinajpur town. One is for female student and another is for both male and female students. Dinajpur Govt. college is for both male and female, which was previously known as Surendranath college. Both colleges are operated under national university.
This district gives you the opportunity to read in two Govt.School, Dinajpur Zilla School (for boys only) & Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School. Dinajpur Zilla Schoolhttp://www.dzsedubd.com/ was established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the center of the Dinajpur town. It owns a Hostel too for residential facilities. This school is one of 20 schools in Bangladesh, which has a Govt. funded "E-Learning" facility and E-Laboratory. There is Stone made Map of South Asia subcontinent in this school, which was made at 1934. It has a very talented Score in S.S.C participation. There's is also an auditorium, a sculpture of celebrating the 150 years of the school, a mosque, an enhanced library & laboratory in this School. There is also a textile institute, Remon reads in this institute. He is from Naogaon.
Dinajpur Medical College & Hospital
There is a govt. medical college here, which is one of the 17 govt. funded medical colleges in Bangladesh. It is a medical college located in Dinajpur town. It is a renowned Government medical college and admits 150 students into the 5 year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree program. There is a four storied medical college building. There are 2 hostel for boys and 3 hostel for girls. There four hostel for intern doctors. The current batch of this medical college is 19th batch. 13 batches have passed from this medical college. Dinajour Medical College Journal published by Dinajpur Medical College twice a year is BMDC recognized Journal (ISSN: 2070-2019). Now a modern technology based 500 bed hospital has started to provide more qualitative services. There is also a well-developed nursing college behind the hospital building. The hospital has an ultrasound center for nuclear medicine near the sadar hospital, dinajpur. Dinajpur Medical College hospital now provides health services not only in the dinajpur district but also other district near dinajpur. People from other district come here for better treatment.Website of Dinajpur Medical College is http://www.dinajmc.org
Other
Dinajpur Boasts a regional training center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha PratisthanBangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protishthan is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. The Government-funded autonomous institute is located at Savar, near the capital Dhaka.-Management:...
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protishthan is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. The Government-funded autonomous institute is located at Savar, near the capital Dhaka.-Management:...
only second of its kind in Bangladesh. It aims to train and educate sports prodigy. Dinajpur also has a government Veterinary college, a government Polytechnique institute and several private polytechnique institutions.
Tenth educational board http://dinajpureducationboard.gov.bd/ of Bangladesh has been established in Dinajpur in 2007. From 2009 S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) and H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) exams have been started to be taken. In S.S.C. exam for the first time it stood 2nd in the country in the G.P.A. 5 list.
Places of interest
- Kantajew Temple
- Gorashohid Boro-Moydan
- Nayabad Mosque
- Aowkora Mosque
- Dinajpur Rajbari
- Rudrapur Dipshikha School
- Ramsagar
- Hili Land Port is the second-largest land port of Bangladesh
- Shopnopuri artificial amusement park
- Nowpara Ideal Village
- Ghughu-danga Zamindar BariGhughu-danga Zamindar BariGhughu-danga Zamindar Bari was the official residential palace and seat of the Ghughu-danga Zamindar Family. It is situated on the banks of the Purnovoba River in Dinajpur. The palace was now destroyed by attacking the Pakistani soldiers in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War . It was constructed in...
- Singra Forest
- K. T Complex Proprietor - RAJ KUMAR KHETAN
- Shita Coart Bihar, Nawabganj.
- SHIMANTA SHIKHA CLUB, Hakimpur, Dinajpur.
Crops & vegetables
- RiceRiceRice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
- WheatWheatWheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
- MaizeMaizeMaize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
- PotatoPotatoThe potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
- Brinjal
- TomatoTomatoThe word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
See also
- Districts of BangladeshDistricts of BangladeshThe divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....
- Rangpur Division
- RamsagarRamsagarRamsagar , located in the village Tejpur in Dinajpur District, is the largest man made lake in Bangladesh. It is situated about 8 kilometers south of the Dinajpur town....
- Kantajew Temple
External links
- DCDinajpur.gov.bd Government Website
- Municipality of Dinajpur
- eDinajpur.com
- DinajpurInfo.com - Local website of Dinajpur
- Dinajpur and Panchagarh Visit in July 2006 including visit to Kantajew Temple at Desherchobi