Hili, Dakshin Dinajpur

Hili
—  town  —
Hili
Location of Hili
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Dakshin Dinajpur
Parliamentary constituency Balurghat
Assembly constituency Balurghat
Population 77,250 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website ddinajpur.nic.in
For disambiguation, see Hili.

Hili is a town with a police station in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a border checkpoint on the India–Bangladesh border.[1]

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History

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 nearly 400 soldiers of both India and Pakistan were killed in the war that continued from 24 November to 11 December 1971 on the Hili border.[2]

Geography

Hili is located at .

There is a small river named Jamuna in the Hili block.[3]

Transport

At the time of partition in 1947, Hili Railway Station got located in Pakistan and is now in Hakimpur Upazila of Bangladesh.[4]

Extension of the Eklakhi-Balurghat Branch Line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010-11.[5]

Border crossing

Hili has an India-Bangladesh border check point.[6]As part of Hili is located in Bangladesh, the other side of the border is also known as Hili in Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur diatrict of Bangladesh. Sizeable trade activity is carried on with trucks traveling across the border.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Chattopadhyay, Dhiman (2001-11-12). "Peaceful coexistence at Hili border". The Times of India, 12 November 2001. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1662502751.cms. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  2. ^ "Victory day on Hili border". The Telegraph, 13 December 2005. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051213/asp/siliguri/story_5592871.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  3. ^ "Dakshin Dinajpur". Rivers. District administration. http://ddinajpur.nic.in/River/river.html. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  4. ^ "Hili Rail Station". http://www.geolocation.ws/v/P/60734733/hili-rail-station-hakimpur-dinajpur-1991/en. Retrieved 2011-03-11. 
  5. ^ "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line, 26 February 2010. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/article985043.ece. Retrieved 2011-12-10. 
  6. ^ "Tourist Places – Hili Block". Dakshin Dinajpur district administration. http://ddinajpur.nic.in/Tourist_Interest/tourist_interest.html. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  7. ^ "Transport in Bangladesh". Bangladesh – Getting there & away. lonely planet. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bangladesh/transport/getting-there-away. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
Cities and towns in Dakshin Dinajpur district
Balurghat subdivision
Gangarampur subdivision
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