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Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (''Raegônj Bonnoprani Ôbhôearonno'') (also popularly known as Kulik Bird Sanctuary) is situated near Raiganj in North Dinajpur district, Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. The bird sanctuary is home to 164 species of birds, and some 90,000 to 100,000 bird migration, migratory birds visit the sanctuary every year. As per the MEE report, West Bengal''s Jaldapara national park and Raiganj wildlife sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh''s Sainj and Tirthan wildlife sanctuaries as well as the Great Himalayan national park have been declared as top five national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India. Geography Location It is located north from the centre of Raiganj town, the district headquarters. National Highway 12 (India), National Highway 34 runs beside the sanctuary. Raiganj is from Kolkata and from Siliguri. In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 99,723,000. West Bengal is the List of states and union territories of India by population, fourth-most populous and List of states and union territories of India by area, thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-largest metropolis, and List of cities in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
