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]

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Jalpaiguri
Division
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Capital	Jalpaiguri
Districts	Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong
Area
• Total	12,763 km2 (4,928 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,538,755
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)

Districts

It consists of 5 districts:[2]

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	Sub-Division	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density	Map
DA	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	1947	Darjeeling Sadar Kurseong Siliguri Mirik	2,092.5 km2 (807.9 sq mi)	1,797,422	859/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
JP	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	1947	Jalpaiguri Sadar Malbazar	2,844 km2 (1,098 sq mi)	2,172,846	621/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
KB	Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	1950[3]	Cooch Behar Sadar Dinhata Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Tufanganj	3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi)	2,822,780	833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
AD	Alipurduar	Alipurduar	2014[4]	Alipurduar Sadar	3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi)	1,700,000	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KA	Kalimpong	Kalimpong	2017[4]	Kalimpong Sadar	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

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

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