Jalpaiguri division

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, Bhutan on the Northern side and Bangladesh on the southern side. Shri Barun Kumar Ray is the divisional commissioner of the division [1]

Jalpaiguri Division
Jalpaiguri division (in Red)
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CapitalJalpaiguri
Largest CitySiliguri
Districts1. Darjeeling, 2. Jalpaiguri, 3. Kalimpong, 4. Cooch Behar, 5. Alipurduar
Area
 • Total12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total8,790,397
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

Districts
Districts of West Bengal

It consists of 5 districts:[2]

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] 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) 2,822,780 833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
AD Alipurduar Alipurduar 2014[4] 3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi) 1,700,000 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KA Kalimpong Kalimpong 2017[4] 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
Hindu
 
 75.21%
Muslim
 
 14.46%
Christian
 
 3.80%
Others
 
 6.53%

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
  1. "Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal". Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 4 June 2019.
  2. "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  3. "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  4. Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  5. Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.