Dakshin Dinajpur district is situated in the old alluvial agro climatic zone of West Bengal. The region comprises of Dakshin Dinajpur district, Uttar Dinajpur (except Islampur Sub-division) and some parts of Malda, Birbhum, Bankura, Bardhaman, east Midnapore, Howrah & Hoogly district of West Bengal. Some parts of the district is also included under red and lateritic zoneDakshin Dinajpur district is lying between 260 35' 15'' and 250 10' 55'' N latitude and 89 0 0' 30'' to 870 48' 30'' E longitude at an elevation of 15 m above mean sea level. The average annual rainfall is 1690 mm with about 66 rainy days.