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Jalpaiguri division

Jalpaiguri Division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost division of West Bengal. It is surrounded by Nepal on the western side, Bihar on South-Western side, Bhutan on the Northern side and Bangladesh on the southern side.[1]

Jalpaiguri
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri
Country India
State West Bengal
Established1947
CapitalJalpaiguri
DistrictsAlipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong
Area
 • Total12,763 km2 (4,928 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,538,755
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)

Districts edit

 
Districts of West Bengal

It consists of 5 districts:[2]

Code District Headquarters Established Sub-Division Area Population As of 2011 Population Density Map
DA Darjeeling Darjeeling 1947 2,092.5 km2 (807.9 sq mi) 1,797,422 859/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
 
JP Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 1947 2,844 km2 (1,098 sq mi) 2,172,846 621/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
 
KB Cooch Behar Cooch Behar 1950[3] 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) 2,822,780 833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
 
AD Alipurduar Alipurduar 2014[4] 3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi) 1,700,000 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 
KA Kalimpong Kalimpong 2017[4] 1,044 km2 (403 sq mi) 251,642 239/km2 (620/sq mi)
 
Total 5 - 13 12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi) 8,790,397

691/km2 (1,790/sq mi)

 

Demographics edit

Religion in Jalpaiguri division
Hinduism
77.43%
Islam
14.88%
Christianity
3.89%
Buddhism
3.05%
Others
0.75%

Hindus forms the majority of the population while Muslims forms the largest minority group. There is a significant Christian and Buddhist population in the division. They are mainly concentrated in Kalimpong district and hill subdivisions of Darjeeling district. The Dooars regions also has a significant tribal population.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal". Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ . West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  3. ^ . Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  5. ^ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.

26°31′N 88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73

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