| Jalpaiguri | |
| Settlement Type: | Division |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 26.6833°N 133°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Jalpaiguri |
| Leader Title: | Districts |
| Leader Name: | Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong |
| Area Total Km2: | 12713 |
| Population Total: | 85,38,755 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type2: | Languages |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics2 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
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.[3]
It consists of 5 districts:[4]
| Code | District | Headquarters | Established | Sub-Division | Area | Population As of 2011 | Population Density | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA | Darjeeling | Darjeeling | 1947 |
| 2092.5km2 | 1,797,422 | 859/km2 | ||
| JP | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 1947 | 2844km2 | 2,172,846 | 621/km2 | |||
| KB | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar | 1950[5] | 3387km2 | 2,822,780 | 833/km2 | |||
| AD | Alipurduar | Alipurduar | 2014[6] | 3383km2 | 1,700,000 | 400/km2 | |||
| KA | Kalimpong | Kalimpong | 2017 | 1044km2 | 251,642 | 239/km2 | |||
| Total | 5 | — | - | 13 | 12713km2 | 8,790,397 | 691/km2 |
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.[7]
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.[8]