In Uttar Dinajpur District there are 2 Sub-Divisions Raiganj & Islampur , 110Km apart from each other. District having border length of 227 km (approx) in the east with Bangladesh. There are 4 Municipalities,9 Blocks and 98 Panchayats covering 1516 villages.The total population is nearly 25 Lakh comprising mainly of rural masses.Bengali is the main language but a sizeable portion of Urdu and Hindi speaking people live in Islampur Sub-Division.

The Climate of this district is characterised by Hot-Summer with High Humidity,abundant Rainfall and Cold Winter.The Summer begins from April.

Monsoon starts from June and lasts still September.December and January are the coldest months.

1.

Area (Sq.Km.)

3142

81,752

32,87263

2.

Villages

1516

37910

587226

3.

Population                                      

2441794

8,0221171

1027015247

4.

Sex Ratio   (F / 1000 M)

937

934

933

5.

Growth Rate

28.72%

17.84%

21.34%

6.

Density of Population

778

904

324

7.

Literacy Rate

47.89%

69.22%

65.38%

8.

S C

676582

16080611

138273277

9.

S T

124865

3808760

67758380

10.

SC to Total Population

27.71%

5.59%

8.01%

11.

ST to Total Population

5.11%

5.62%

7.53%

12.

CPR

21.59%

53.30%

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13.

Safe Delivery

23.60%

52.80%

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14.

BPHC   

9

-

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15.

PHC

20

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16.

Sub Centre

291(old) + 53 (New)

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17.

R.H.

2

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18.

Bed

570

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19.

ICDS Centre

1517

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20.

Self Help Group

743

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21.

High School

113

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22.

Primary School

1438

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