Jalpaiguri division explained

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]

Districts

It consists of 5 districts:[2]

CodeDistrictHeadquartersEstablishedSub-DivisionAreaPopulation As of 2011Population DensityMap
DADarjeelingDarjeeling1947 2092.5km21,797,422859/km2
JPJalpaiguriJalpaiguri1947 2844km22,172,846621/km2
KBCooch BeharCooch Behar1950[3] 3387km22,822,780833/km2
ADAlipurduarAlipurduar2014[4] 3383km21,700,000400/km2
KAKalimpongKalimpong2017 1044km2251,642239/km2
Total5-1312713km28,790,397691/km2

Demographics

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

26.52°N 88.73°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal. Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 2019-06-04.
  2. Web site: Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 . 2008-03-19 . 1 . 2009-02-28 . West Bengal . National Informatics Centre, India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc . 2009-02-25 .
  3. Web site: Brief History of Cooch Behar. Official website of Cooch Behar District. 10 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724080258/http://www.coochbehar.gov.in/Htmfiles/brief_history.html. 24 July 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Jana. Naresh. 31 December 2001. Tamluk readies for giant's partition. https://archive.today/20140314222620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011231/national.htm#head3. dead. 14 March 2014. The Telegraph (Kolkata). 1 September 2008.
  5. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS Population by religious community: West Bengal