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 to the west, Bihar on the south-western side, Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south.

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Jalpaiguri division

Districts

Jalpaiguri division

Districts of West Bengal

It consists of 5 districts:

<table><thead><tr><th>Code</th><th>District</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Established</th><th>Sub-Division</th><th>Area</th><th>Population As of 2011</th><th>Population Density</th><th>Map</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>DA</td><td>Darjeeling</td><td>Darjeeling</td><td>1947</td><td></td><td>2,092.5 km2 (807.9 sq mi)</td><td>1,797,422</td><td>859/km2 (2,220/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JP</td><td>Jalpaiguri</td><td>Jalpaiguri</td><td>1947</td><td></td><td>2,844 km2 (1,098 sq mi)</td><td>2,172,846</td><td>621/km2 (1,610/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KB</td><td>Cooch Behar</td><td>Cooch Behar</td><td>1950</td><td></td><td>3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi)</td><td>2,822,780</td><td>833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AD</td><td>Alipurduar</td><td>Alipurduar</td><td>2014</td><td></td><td>3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi)</td><td>1,700,000</td><td>400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KA</td><td>Kalimpong</td><td>Kalimpong</td><td>2017</td><td></td><td>1,044 km2 (403 sq mi)</td><td>251,642</td><td>239/km2 (620/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>5</td><td>—</td><td>-</td><td>13</td><td>12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi)</td><td>8,790,397</td><td>691/km2 (1,790/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Demographics

Jalpaiguri division

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.

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.