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Jalpaiguri division | |
|---|---|
 Location of Jalpaiguri division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates:26°41′N88°45′E / 26.683°N 88.750°E /26.683; 88.750 | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Jalpaiguri |
| Government | |
| • Districts | Alipurduar,Cooch Behar,Darjeeling,Jalpaiguri,Kalimpong |
| • DC | Anoop Kumar Aggarwal,IAS |
| • DIG | Nimbalkar Santosh Uttamrao,IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,538,755 |
| • Density | 671.66/km2 (1,739.6/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
Jalpaiguri division is one of the 7divisions in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is the northernmost division ofWest Bengal. It is surrounded byNepal to the west,Bihar on the south-western side,Bhutan to the north andBangladesh to the south.[3]
| 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) | .svg) | |
| JP | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 1947 | 2,844 km2 (1,098 sq mi) | 2,172,846 | 621/km2 (1,610/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| KB | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar | 1950[5] | 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) | 2,822,780 | 833/km2 (2,160/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| AD | Alipurduar | Alipurduar | 2014[6] | 3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi) | 1,700,000 | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| KA | Kalimpong | Kalimpong | 2017[6] | 1,044 km2 (403 sq mi) | 251,642 | 239/km2 (620/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| Total | 5 | — | - | 13 | 12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi) | 8,790,397 | 691/km2 (1,790/sq mi) |  |
| Hinduism | 77.43% | |||
| Islam | 14.88% | |||
| Christianity | 3.89% | |||
| Buddhism | 3.05% | |||
| Others | 0.75% | |||
Hindus forms the majority of the population whileMuslims forms the largest minority group. There is a significantChristian andBuddhist population in the division. They are mainly concentrated inKalimpong district and hill subdivisions ofDarjeeling district. The Dooars regions also has a significant tribal population.[7]
Bengali is the predominant language of the region, spoken by 72.2% of the population, followed by Nepali, Rajbanshi, Sadri, Kurukh, and Hindi. Bengali speakers form the majority in the districts ofJalpaiguri,Cooch Behar, andAlipurduar, While Nepali speakers are significant inDarjeeling, but don't form a majority, and inKalimpong, forms the largest group.[8]