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Dalkola
Total population
36,930
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Overview
Dalkhola is a city and a municipality of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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History
Dalkhola was originally in the state of Bihar in India. After 1959, Dalkhola was located in the state of West Bengal. The town expanded around the Dalkhola village panchayats and developed into an important centre for trade and commerce due to its mainstream connection with both railway and roadway. It is an important centre for commodities like jute, corn and oil trade in North Dinajpur. It is also an important center for the trade of maize, which is produced in the neighbouring state of Bihar. Before and for some time after the independence of India in 1947, Dalkhola was a sleepy, rural area where some Pucca and Kaccha roads were connected. The area was mostly covered by jungle, and only some parts of the town were suitable for living. The residents' main source of income was agriculture and fishery in the Mahananda River. It was ruled by Raja P. C. Lal. After the partition of India, numerous refugees (Hindus) came to Dalkhola from Bangladesh (formerly known as East Pakistan) and started living in surrounding rural areas such as Hatbari, Goalgaon (Madrasa), Goalgaon (West), Shikarpur, Pukurchala, Bhusamoni, etc. In 1956 the area was transferred to the territory of West Bengal by the tireless efforts of the then chief minister, Dr. B. C. Roy. It is an important place in this region, as NH 12 and NH 27 intersect at this place. Small villages are administered by the Panchayat Ministry, and they have gradually developed into busy market zones, which have gradually converted into small townships. With the growth of population and economic activities, the people of Dalkhola experienced a massive change in terms of both socio-economic development and quality of life. As a consequence, Dalkhola Municipality was set up on 1 January 2003 to foster social and economic…
Geography
Dalkhola has an average elevation of 23 metres (75 feet) and is located at . In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen version. It is the second-largest area in the Uttar Dinajpur district, with a length 13 km from East to West, 18 km from North to South. Dalkhola was divided into 14 wards. But now to more wards are added, 9-number wards divided into 9 and 16 and 11-number wards divided into 11 and 15. The following 16 wards are: * Muhammadpur * Haripur * Bhusamani * Mithapur * Mallickpore More * Deshbandhu Para * Dalkhola Bazar * High School Para * Dalkhola Slum * Subhashpally * Farsara * Bidhanpally * North Dalkhola * Purnia More * Shikarpur * Nichitpur * Binoy colony * Shree pally * Vivekanandapally * Hatbari * College para * College more * High school more
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Nearby places in West Bengal
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