West Dinajpur district explained

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,[1] and West Dinajpur became one of the 14 districts of West Bengal.[2] The other part of the district continues as Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.

With the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, some Bengali-speaking areas from Bihar were added to this district.[3] On 1 April 1992, the West Dinajpur district was divided into Uttar Dinajpur district (north) and Dakshin Dinajpur district (south).[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partition of Bengal, 1947. 2006-10-26. Harun-or-Rashid. Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Book: Chatterji , Joya . The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967. Cambridge University Press. 2007. 978-0-521-87536-3. 2008-12-08. 58.
  3. Web site: District profile . Official website of Purulia district . 2008-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080103032840/http://purulia.gov.in/district_profile/dist_profile.html . 3 January 2008 .
  4. Web site: Home page. Official website of Uttar Dinajpur district. 2008-09-01.
  5. Web site: Historical Perspective. Official website of South Dinajpur district. 2008-09-01.

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