This article is about the Indian district in the state of West Bengal. For its eponymous city headquarters, see Jalpaiguri City.
Jalpaiguri district (Bengali pronunciation: [dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː]) is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.
Jalpaiguri district comprises western Dooars and the major part of the eastern Morang and this area, according to Sailen Debnath, in the ancient time was a part of the kingdom of Kamarupa, and since the medieval period it became a part of Kamata kingdom.[1] Sailen writes that three of the five ancient capitals of Kamatapur were geographically in the district of Jalpaiguri; and the three capitals were at Chilapata, Mainaguri and Panchagarh in sequence. According to him, Hingulavas, the first capital of the next Koch kingdom as well was in Jalpaiguri district. Hingulavas has well been identified with Mahakalguri in Alipurduar Sub-Division.[1]
Like all the Duars under Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, it was under the jurisdiction of Tongso Penlop, below the Tongso Penlop were Subah who in turn appointed Mondal, Laskar or Uzir to look after the Duars.[2]
Jalpaiguri is a part of West Bengal which is situated in North Bengal.
The district situated in the northern part of West Bengal has international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh in the north and south respectively and district borders with Darjeeling hills in the west and northwest and Alipurduar district and Cooch Behar district on the east.
Jalpaiguri is part of monsoon climate zone of South-Eastern Asia. May is the hottest month of this region with average maximum temperature of about 32 °C whereas January is coldest with 11 °C. Highest ever recorded maximum and minimum temperature are 40 °C and 2 °C. The average annual humidity in the district is of 82%. The annual average rainfall is 3160mm. December is the driest month with average rainfall 0.2 mm and July is wettest with 809.3 mm. Number of rainy days are 0 to 1 during November to February and 24 days during July. Thunderstorms are common weather phenomenon during May.
Malbazar and Nagrakata constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates. Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates. Along with one assembly constituency from Cooch Behar district, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Dabgram-Phulbari, and Malbazar constituencies form Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
According to the 2011 census Jalpaiguri district had a population of 3,872,846, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia.[8] This gives it a ranking of 66th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 621 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,610/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 33.77%. Jalpaiguri has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.79%.[9]
After bifurcation the district has a population of 2,381,596, of which 752,805 (31.62%) live in urban areas. The residual district has a sex ratio of 956 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 1,001,572 (42.05%) and 349,592 (14.68%) of the population respectively.[9]
According to the 2011 census, 65.57% of the population spoke Bengali, 12.96% Sadri, 4.90% Nepali, 4.69% Hindi, 2.69% Rajbongshi and 1.39% Kurukh as their first language. Other languages spoken include Santali and Munda.[12] Kurukh and other tribal languages such as Kharia and Mundari were once more widespread among the tea tribes as late as the 1960s, but they have since rapidly shifted to Sadri as their mother tongue.
Makhan Lal Bhowmik, the famous construction planer who had constructed Nabab Bari Building ( now Jalpaiguri District and Seasons Judge Court), Nur Manzil ( now District School Board), Gurjanjhora Building, FDI School and many more. He was also the first head master / principal of Jalpaiguri National School. He was also the founder of Debijhora Tea Company and Joddar Bank. He was also a famous freedom fighter. He has also established a village named Makhan Vita in chopra block of Islampur Subdivision of North Dinajpur District.
Barendra Krishna Bhowmik , the illustrious freedom fighter. He was the youngest freedom fighter who suffered imprisonment at the age of 9 (nine). He was a very close associated of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, Jahar Lal Neheru, and Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prafulla Sen etc. He had spend atlist 8 years of his life in jail during 1926-1947.
^Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. . Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^"Could never afford nutritious food required by athlete, Asian gold-medallist Swapna Barman's father". The Indian Express. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
References
Das, Smriti (1998). Assam Bhutan relations with special reference to duars from 1681 to 1949 (PhD). Guwahati University. hdl:10603/67909.
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This article is about the Indian district in the state of West Bengal For its eponymous city headquarters see Jalpaiguri City This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jalpaiguri district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jalpaiguri district Bengali pronunciation dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal The district was established in 1869 during British Raj Jalpaiguri districtDistrictClockwise from top Neora Tea Estate Raikut Palace Himalayas from Jalpaiguri Sevoke bridge over the Teesta Champramary Wildlife SanctuaryLocation of Jalpaiguri in West BengalCountry IndiaStateWest BengalDivisionJalpaiguriHeadquartersJalpaiguriGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesJalpaiguri Vidhan Sabha constituenciesNagrakata Dhupguri Maynaguri Mal Dabgram Phulbari Jalpaiguri RajganjArea Total3 386 km2 1 307 sq mi Population 2011 Total2 381 596 Density700 km2 1 800 sq mi Urban1 103 847Demographics Literacy84 79 per cent Sex ratio954Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Major highwaysNH 31 NH 31A NH 31C NH 31DAverage annual precipitation3160 mmWebsitewww wbr jalpaiguri wbr gov wbr inThe headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri which is also the divisional headquarters of North Bengal Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Divisions 3 1 Sub divisions 3 2 Police stations 3 3 Telephone districts 3 4 Assembly constituencies 4 Transport 5 Demographics 5 1 Religion 5 2 Language 6 Flora and fauna 7 Notable people 8 Notes 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditJalpaiguri district comprises western Dooars and the major part of the eastern Morang and this area according to Sailen Debnath in the ancient time was a part of the kingdom of Kamarupa and since the medieval period it became a part of Kamata kingdom 1 Sailen writes that three of the five ancient capitals of Kamatapur were geographically in the district of Jalpaiguri and the three capitals were at Chilapata Mainaguri and Panchagarh in sequence According to him Hingulavas the first capital of the next Koch kingdom as well was in Jalpaiguri district Hingulavas has well been identified with Mahakalguri in Alipurduar Sub Division 1 The Dooars in Jalpaiguri district were under the control of Kingdom of Bhutan till 1865 when British East India company captured the area in the Duar War under the Treaty of Sinchula and were added to the district of Jalpaiguri in 1869 and later finally to the Indian Union in 1949 Like all the Duars under Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan it was under the jurisdiction of Tongso Penlop below the Tongso Penlop were Subah who in turn appointed Mondal Laskar or Uzir to look after the Duars 2 Geography Edit Samsing in Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri is a part of West Bengal which is situated in North Bengal The district situated in the northern part of West Bengal has international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh in the north and south respectively and district borders with Darjeeling hills in the west and northwest and Alipurduar district and Cooch Behar district on the east National protected areas include the Gorumara National Park and the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary Climate Edit Jalpaiguri is part of monsoon climate zone of South Eastern Asia May is the hottest month of this region with average maximum temperature of about 32 C whereas January is coldest with 11 C Highest ever recorded maximum and minimum temperature are 40 C and 2 C The average annual humidity in the district is of 82 The annual average rainfall is 3160mm December is the driest month with average rainfall 0 2 mm and July is wettest with 809 3 mm Number of rainy days are 0 to 1 during November to February and 24 days during July Thunderstorms are common weather phenomenon during May Divisions EditSub divisions Edit Jalpaiguri district earlier had three sub divisions Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision Mal subdivision and Alipurduar subdivision Alipurduar district was created in June 2014 and Jalpaiguri district was left with two subdivisions Jalpaiguri Sadar and Mal 3 4 Police stations Edit There are 16 police stations in the district viz 5 Banarhat Bhaktinagar Binnaguri Phari Chalsa Dhupguri Domohani Phari Gairkata Jalpaiguri Kotwali Kranti Hat Phari Malbazar Matelli Phari Mainaguri Nagrakata New Jalpaiguri Patkata Phari RajganjTelephone districts Edit There are six telephone area codes of Jalpaiguri district They are 03561 03562 03563 03564 03565 03566 Assembly constituencies Edit As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal the district is divided into seven assembly constituencies 6 S No Name Lok Sabha constituency MLA Party15 Dhupguri SC Jalpaiguri Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party16 Maynaguri SC Kaushik Roy Bharatiya Janata Party17 Jalpaiguri SC Pradip Kumar Barma All India Trinamool Congress18 Rajganj SC Khageshwar Roy All India Trinamool Congress19 Dabgram Phulbari Sikha Chatterjee Bharatiya Janata Party20 Mal ST Bulu Chik Baraik All India Trinamool Congress21 Nagrakata ST Alipuarduars Puna Bhengra Bharatiya Janata PartyMalbazar and Nagrakata constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates Dhupguri Maynaguri Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates Along with one assembly constituency from Cooch Behar district Dhupguri Maynaguri Jalpaiguri Rajganj Dabgram Phulbari and Malbazar constituencies form Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Castes Transport EditOne can avail train from the major railway stations in the vicinity like New Jalpaiguri railway station Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri Road New Maynaguri railway station New Mal Junction railway station By road it is connected with rest of the country Air travel is available up to Bagdogra Airport and from there it is connected by a 20 km expressway from the district border Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901546 764 1911663 222 1 95 1921695 946 0 48 1931740 993 0 63 1941847 841 1 36 1951916 747 0 78 19611 359 292 4 02 19711 750 159 2 56 19812 214 871 2 38 19912 800 543 2 37 20013 401 173 1 96 20113 872 846 1 31 source 7 According to the 2011 census Jalpaiguri district had a population of 3 872 846 roughly equal to the nation of Liberia 8 This gives it a ranking of 66th in India out of a total of 640 The district has a population density of 621 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 610 sq mi Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 33 77 Jalpaiguri has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 79 79 9 After bifurcation the district has a population of 2 381 596 of which 752 805 31 62 live in urban areas The residual district has a sex ratio of 956 females per 1000 males Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 1 001 572 42 05 and 349 592 14 68 of the population respectively 9 Religion Edit Religion in Jalpaiguri district 2011 10 Religion PercentHinduism 82 41 Islam 13 25 Christianity 3 12 Buddhism 0 64 Other or not stated 0 58 Religion in present day Jalpaiguri district Religion Population 1941 11 90 91 Percentage 1941 Population 2011 10 Percentage 2011 Hinduism 272 664 51 95 1 962 679 82 41 Tribal religion a 136 455 26 00 8 950 0 38 Islam 113 176 21 56 315 478 13 25 Christianity 1 069 0 20 74 188 3 12 Buddhism 15 358 0 64 Others b 1 520 0 29 4 943 0 20 Total Population 524 884 100 2 381 596 100 Language Edit Languages of Jalpaiguri district 2011 12 Bengali 65 56 Sadri 12 94 Nepali 4 90 Hindi 4 69 Other Bengali 3 80 Rajbongshi 2 69 Kurukh 1 39 Others 4 03 According to the 2011 census 65 57 of the population spoke Bengali 12 96 Sadri 4 90 Nepali 4 69 Hindi 2 69 Rajbongshi and 1 39 Kurukh as their first language Other languages spoken include Santali and Munda 12 Kurukh and other tribal languages such as Kharia and Mundari were once more widespread among the tea tribes as late as the 1960s but they have since rapidly shifted to Sadri as their mother tongue Flora and fauna EditIt is home to Gorumara National Park which was established in 1994 and has an area of 79 km2 30 5 sq mi 13 Apart from Gorumara National Park the district contains Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary Notable people EditThis is a list of notable people from Jalpaiguri District Promode R Bandyopadhyay Indian born American inventor research scientist and Technical Program Manager at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center New Port Rhode Island USA P K Banerjee football player and coach who represented India at the international level Swapna Barman the heptathlete was born here 14 Ratan Lal Basu a fiction writer in English Makhan Lal Bhowmik the famous construction planer who had constructed Nabab Bari Building now Jalpaiguri District and Seasons Judge Court Nur Manzil now District School Board Gurjanjhora Building FDI School and many more He was also the first head master principal of Jalpaiguri National School He was also the founder of Debijhora Tea Company and Joddar Bank He was also a famous freedom fighter He has also established a village named Makhan Vita in chopra block of Islampur Subdivision of North Dinajpur District Barendra Krishna Bhowmik the illustrious freedom fighter He was the youngest freedom fighter who suffered imprisonment at the age of 9 nine He was a very close associated of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Mahatma Gandhi Jahar Lal Neheru and Lal Bahadur Shastri Prafulla Sen etc He had spend atlist 8 years of his life in jail during 1926 1947 Moushumi Bhowmik the eminent singer songwriter was born here Mimi Chakraborty Tollywood actress and Member of Parliament from Jadavpur constituency Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar Indian footballer of the 1970s Bappi Lahiri Indian singer Samaresh Majumdar Bengali author of novels like Uttoradhikar Kalpurush and Kaalbela Khaleda Zia Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh during 1991 to 1996 amp 2001 to 2006 and leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Notes Edit In the 1941 census tribals were counted under Tribal irrespective of actual religion Including Jainism Buddhism Zoroastrianism Judaism Ad Dharmis or not stated Notes Edit a b Sailen Debnath The Dooars in Historical Transition ISBN 9788186860441 N L Publishers Das 1998 32 Alipurduar a new district on June 25 The Times of India 21 June 2014 Retrieved 6 September 2014 Alipurduar district birth on June 25 The Telegraph 21 June 2014 Archived from the original on 25 June 2014 Retrieved 6 September 2014 Administrative setup Official website of the Jalpaiguri district Archived from the original on 10 April 2009 Retrieved 7 November 2008 Delimitation Commission Order No 18 PDF West Bengal Election Commission Retrieved 6 September 2014 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Liberia 3 786 764 July 2011 est a b District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri PDF censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b Table C 01 Population by Religion West Bengal censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 CENSUS OF INDIA 1941 VOLUME VI BENGAL PROVINCE PDF Retrieved 13 August 2022 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue West Bengal www censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected areas Sikkim Archived from the original on 23 August 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Could never afford nutritious food required by athlete Asian gold medallist Swapna Barman s father The Indian Express 11 July 2017 Retrieved 17 July 2017 References EditDas Smriti 1998 Assam Bhutan relations with special reference to duars from 1681 to 1949 PhD Guwahati University hdl 10603 67909 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jalpaiguri district 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