Jalpaiguri division

Jalpaiguri
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Map
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)

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.

Districts

Districts of West Bengal

It consists of 5 districts:

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 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) 2,822,780 833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
AD Alipurduar Alipurduar 2014 3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi) 1,700,000 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KA Kalimpong Kalimpong 2017 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

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.

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


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