Tin Bigha Corridor and Dahagram travel guide

At a glance

Area

178 × 85 m (about three bighas)

Agreement

Mujib-Indira Agreement (1974)

Open

Limited hours from 1992; 24 hours since 2011

Enclave

Dahagram-Angarpota

History and details

Dahagram-Angarpota is Bangladeshi territory surrounded on all sides by India's Cooch Behar. Under the 1974 border agreement Bangladesh gave South Berubari to India and in return got the right to use three bighas of Indian land to link Dahagram with the mainland.

The corridor opened late after many complications; in 1992 it opened for a few hours a day, and since 2011 it has been open 24 hours. The corridor is Indian sovereign territory, but Bangladeshis can cross without a passport.

Although the other enclaves were exchanged under the 2015 Land Boundary Agreement, Dahagram-Angarpota remains part of Bangladesh. Inside Dahagram you can feel the Tista River, border village life and the history of the enclaves.

Things to do

• Enter Dahagram through the corridor
• Visit the Tista bank in Dahagram
• Hear locals' stories of life in the enclave

How to get to Tin Bigha Corridor and Dahagram

In Patgram upazila; about 80 km from Lalmonirhat.

Lalmonirhat is about 340 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 7–8 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Lalmonirhat buses from Mohakhali/Gabtoli, fare ৳800–900.
• 🚆 By train: Lalmoni Express from Kamalapur, fare ৳500–1,400.

Where to stay

• Abosor rest house in the Tista Barrage area (Water Development Board)

What to eat

Tista fish

Good to know

• Rules on stopping and photography in the corridor are strict — follow BSF/BGB instructions
• Carry your national ID card

More to see nearby

• Patgram (10 km)
• Burimari Land Port (20 km)
• Tista Barrage (50 km)

More places to visit in Lalmonirhat district

• Tista Barrage — The barrage of the country's biggest irrigation project; the river, chars and sunsets.
• Tushbhandar Zamindar Bari — An old zamindar house and temple in Kaliganj.

Location on the map