District de Dakshin Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur (dokkhiɳ dinadʒpur), also known as South Dinajpur, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur. According to the 2011 census, it is the third least populous district of West Bengal (out of 23). The erstwhile Dinajpur District, at the time of the partition of India, was split up into West Dinajpur district and East Dinajpur. The East Dinajpur district, now called Dinajpur, became part of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956, when States Reorganisation Act recommendations were implemented, with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur on 1 April 1992. Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with a large area of land under cultivation. The district is drained by north-south flowing rivers like Atreyee, Purnabhaba, Tangon and Jamuna River, to give rise to a sizeable, unorganised fishing community. Dakshin Dinajpur is a "non-large scale industry" but there are a number of medium and small hand loom industries especially Gangarampur block. Internet access is available from most of the cities, even broadband connections are available. There is one State Highway with only 77 km of National Highway No. 512 in the district. A new railway line has been laid between Eklakhi and Balurghat, the district headquarters. Train services were started on 30 December 2004. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dakshin Dinajpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the eleven districts in West Bengal currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). The district comprises two subdivisions: Balurghat and Gangarampur at Buniadpur. Balurghat subdivision consists of Balurghat municipality and four community development blocks: Hili, Balurghat, Kumarganj and Tapan.

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Le district de Dakshin Dinajpur (দক্ষিণ দিনাজপুর জেলা) est un district de l’État indien du Bengale-Occidental. Il fut créé le à la suite de la division de l'ancien . Le chef-lieu du district (sadar) se situe à Balurghat. En référence au recensement de 2011, il s'agit du troisième district moins peuplé du Bengale-Occidental (sur 23). Le district a une population de habitants en 2011 pour une superficie de . Le bengali est la langue principalement parlée dans ce district. Les deux communautés majoritaires sont hindoues et musulmanes.

Variantes régionales du bengali

Le bengali parlé présente une grande variété de variantes régionales, constituant un continuum linguistique, à l’origine d’une diglossie entre la langue écrite et la langue parlée. Le linguiste classait ces variantes en quatre grands groupes : Rarh Banga Kamarupa Varendra Mais de nombreuses alternatives à ce schéma de regroupement ont été proposées. La majorité des Bengalis est capable de communiquer dans plus d’une variété—bien souvent, les locuteurs parlent couramment le cholitobhasha (bengali parlé standard) et une ou plusieurs autres variantes régionales.

District de Malda

Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (malda, maldɔɦ, often maldɔɦo), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed.