CD Block, most of the district is a part of the catchment area of the Mahanada and also a part of the larger Barind Tract. The soil is composed of different varieties of alluvium. The main rivers are: Nagar, Mahananda, Kulik, Gamari, Chhiramati (Srimati) and Tangon. The rivers have little water in the dry season but with heavy rains, during monsoon, overflow the banks. The Nagar River flows in the eastern part of the CD Block and Kulik river flows along the western boundary eastern boundary with Hemtabad CD Block and then though the Raiganj CD Block. Raiganj CD Block is bounded by Haripur Upazila in Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh on the north, Hemtabad and Kaliaganj CD Blocks on the east, Itahar CD Block on the south and Barsoi CD Block in Katihar district of Bihar on the west. Approximately 206 km of the India-Bangladesh border is in Uttar Dinajpur district. It covers the eastern boundary of the district. On the western side Uttar Dinajpur district has 227 km boundary with Bihar. Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Kulick Bird Sanctuary, is the largest breeding colony in the world for the open bill stork. It is home to 164 species of birds and 80,000 migratory birds visit it every year. Tourist attractions in Raiganj CD Block are: Durgapur Rajbari, Raiganj bird sanctuary, Bairabi temple at Bindole, Bahin Rajbari, Durga Mandir at Maharajahat, Durga Mandir at Halalpur, Tarohat Kali Mandir at Maslandapur, Karnajora Park, Radha Gobindo Mandir at Maharajahat Raiganj CD Block has an area of 472.13 km2.It has 1 panchayat samity, 14 gram panchayats, 279 gram sansads (village councils), 222 mouzas and 221 inhabited villages. Raiganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at PO Sudarshanpur, Raiganj. Uttar Dinajpur district is one of the smaller districts in the state and stands 15th in terms of area (3,140.00 km2) in the state. Gram panchayats of Raiganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bahin, Baruna, Bhatun, Bindole, 11 NO Birghoi, Gouri, Jagadishpur, Kamalabari I, Kamalabari II, Mahipur, Maraikura, Rampur Maharajahat, Sherpur and Sitgram. Demographics Population As per the 2011 Census of India, Raiganj CD Block had a total population of 430,221, of which 414,143 were rural and 16,078 were urban. There were 221,738 (52%) males and 208,483 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 61,515. Scheduled Castes numbered 163,662 (38.04%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 27,785 (6.46%). As per 2001 census,