Uttar Dinajpur district lies between
latitude 25°11' N to 26°49' N and
longitude 87°49' E to 90°00' E occupying an area of enclosed by
Panchagarh,
Thakurgaon and
Dinajpur districts of
Bangladesh on the east,
Kishanganj,
Purnia and
Katihar districts of
Bihar on the west,
Darjeeling district and
Jalpaiguri district on the north and
Malda district and
Dakshin Dinajpur district on the south. Uttar Dinajpur is well connected with the rest of the state through National Highways, State Highways and Railways.
NH-27 and
NH-12 pass through the heart of the district. The regional topography is generally flat with a gentle southerly slope towards which the main rivers like
Kulik, Nagar,
Mahananda. The District forms a part of the basin lying between Rajmahal hills on the east. The older alluvium is estimated to be
Pleistocene age. Uttar Dinajpur is bestowed with a very fertile soil. The soil is very rich in nature due to the
alluvial deposition which helps to grow
Paddy,
Jute, Mesta and
Sugarcane etc. Raiganj on the banks of the River Kulik is the District Headquarters where the
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary, the second largest bird sanctuary in Asia, is situated. In Uttar Dinajpur district, there are two sub-divisions,
Raiganj and
Islampur, apart from each other. There are four municipalities, nine blocks and 99 Panchayats covering 1577 villages. ==Demographics==