Top places to visit in Dakshin Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian State of West Bengal,India.The Headquarter of the district is at Balurghat. It comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur at Buniadpur.

Kaldighi amusement Park

Kaldighi Lake and Dhaldighi Lake, located at the east side of the city, are home to migratory birds and freshwater fish. The lakes are a tourist attraction as well as a source of revenue for local fishermen.

Bangar excavation site, Gangarampur

Bangarh is the historical place situated in Gangarampur, West Bengal, India. Bangarh was the ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya (territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas.

After the Senas were defeated by the Muslims under Bakhtiar Khilji, Devkot was established as their capital were Bakhtiar died.

Hili international check post

Hili is a land port and border checkpoint, on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed (in 2018) as an integrated checkpost (ICP) for the smooth movement of goods and people. As a part of Hili is located in Bangladesh, the other side of the border is known as Hili Land Port in Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. Sizeable trade activity is carried on with trucks traveling across the border. There is a customs office for export/import at Hili. Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports is a 2013 United Nations treaty designed to promote the cooperation of the development of dry ports in the Asia-Pacific region. Hili is on the India-Bangladesh border, popularly identified as a porous border. 2,216 km of the 4,096 km long India-Bangladesh border falls in West Bengal. More than 11,000 people live near/ around the zero line in Dakshin Dinajpur. Approximately 252 km of the international border is in Dakshin Dinajpur district.

Angina Bird Sanctuary, Kumarganj

On the auspicious eve of new-year celebration is approaching, Angina Bird Sanctuary under Kumarganj block of South Dinajpur district waits to attract more tourists. More than 100 species of migratory birds use to come every year at Angina wetland during the advent of winter.

Particularly in winter when many people choose Angina as a convenient picnic spot, such unrest becomes a regular phenomenon. Hence picnic lovers do not prefer Angina as dearth of proper drinking water is reported to cause major problem for the tourists.

The concerned tourism department has also requested the district police and the BSF authorities to play an active role in ensuring the security of the tourists coming from neighbouring districts like Malda and Raiganj of North Dinajpur apart from the district residents. Picnic parties throng the area particularly from the end of December to entire January.