Jalpaiguri division
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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.[1]
Districts
It consists of 5 districts:[2]
| Code | District | Headquarters | Established | Sub-Division | Area | Population As of 2011 | Population Density | Map |
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| DA | Darjeeling | Darjeeling | 1947 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1,797,422 | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| JP | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 1947 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2,172,846 | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| KB | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar | 1950[3] | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2,822,780 | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| AD | Alipurduar | Alipurduar | 2014[4] | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1,700,000 | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| KA | Kalimpong | Kalimpong | 2017[4] | Script error: No such module "convert". | 251,642 | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Total | 5 | — | - | 13 | Script error: No such module "convert". | 8,790,397 |
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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]
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.[6]
References
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- ↑ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
- ↑ 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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