Dakshin Dinajpur (pron: ˈdəkʃɪɳ d̪indʒaːpuːr) or
South Dinajpur (Bengali: দক্ষিণ দিনাজপুর জেলা) is a
district of the
Indian state of
West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile
West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions:
Balurghat and
Gangarampur. As of 2011 it was the least populous district of West Bengal (out of
19).