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 to the west, Bihar on the south-western side, Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south.
Districts
It consists of 5 districts:
CodeDistrictHeadquartersEstablishedSub-DivisionAreaPopulation As of 2011Population DensityMapDADarjeelingDarjeeling1947 Darjeeling Sadar Kurseong Siliguri Mirik1,797,422JPJalpaiguriJalpaiguri1947 Jalpaiguri Sadar Malbazar Dhupguri2,172,846KBCooch BeharCooch Behar1950 Cooch Behar Sadar Dinhata Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Tufanganj2,822,780ADAlipurduarAlipurduar2014 Alipurduar Sadar1,700,000KA KalimpongKalimpong2017 Kalimpong Sadar251,642Total5—-138,790,397
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.Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
Languages 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 of Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar, While Nepali speakers are significant in Darjeeling, but don't form a majority, and in Kalimpong, forms the largest group.Census of India. (2011). Language by district: West Bengal [Data set]. Retrieved from https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX
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