Country India District Dakshin Dinajpur Vehicle registration WB | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Balurghat | |
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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.
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Map of Hili, West Bengal
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.
Geography
Hili is located at 25°17′10″N 88°59′38″E.
Demographics
As of 2011 census Hili had a population of 83,754 against 77,250 in 2001.
Transport
At the time of partition in 1947, Hili railway station (now on Chilahati-Parbatipur-Santahar-Darshana line} got located in Pakistan and is now in Hakimpur Upazila of Bangladesh.
Extension of the Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010-11.
State Highway 10 (West Bengal), originating from Malda Town terminates at Hili.
Border crossing
Hili has an India-Bangladesh border check point. 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.