Dalkhola

Also known as Dalkola

Dalkhola is a city and a municipality of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Dalkhola
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North Dinajpur
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Dalkhola Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Swadesh Ch Sarkar
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice chairman
Settlement.leader_name1: Haji Firoj Ahmed
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15.95
Settlement.elevation_m: 23

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Wikidata facts

Population: 36930
Elevation: 23
Official website: www.dalkholamunicipality.org.in
Households: 6861
Dialing code: 3525

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Commons category: Dalkhola
postal code: 733201
male population: 19230
illiterate population: 15723
literate population: 21207
female population: 17700

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Dalkhola is a city and a municipality of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

==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 mainstream connection with both railway and roadway. It is an important center 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 neighboring state of Bihar.