Jalpaiguri | |
Settlement Type: | Division |
Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1947 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Jalpaiguri |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Alipurduar |
P2: | Cooch Behar |
P3: | Darjeeling |
P4: | Jalpaiguri |
P5: | Kalimpong |
Area Total Km2: | 12713 |
Population Total: | 85,38,755 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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]
It consists of 5 districts:[2]
Code | District | Headquarters | Established | Sub-Division | Area | Population As of 2011 | Population Density | Map | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DA | Darjeeling | Darjeeling | 1947 |
| 2092.5km2 | 1,797,422 | 859/km2 | ||
JP | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 1947 | 2844km2 | 2,172,846 | 621/km2 | |||
KB | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar | 1950[3] | 3387km2 | 2,822,780 | 833/km2 | |||
AD | Alipurduar | Alipurduar | 2014[4] | 3383km2 | 1,700,000 | 400/km2 | |||
KA | Kalimpong | Kalimpong | 2017 | 1044km2 | 251,642 | 239/km2 | |||
Total | 5 | — | - | 13 | 12713km2 | 8,790,397 | 691/km2 |
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]