Jalpaiguri division
{{Short description|Division in West Bengal, India}}
{{ref improve|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jalpaiguri
| settlement_type = Division
| image_map = Jalpaiguri division map.svg
| mapsize = 300
| map_caption = Location of Jalpaiguri division in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|26|41|N|88|45|E|type:adm2nd_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| 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
| leader_title1 = DC
| leader_name1 = Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
| leader_title2 = DIG
| leader_name2 = Nimbalkar Santosh Uttamrao, IPS
| 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{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://wb.gov.in/}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://rcwb.in/rcwb/about-us/divisional-commissioners/|title=Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal|work=Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB|date=4 June 2019}}
Districts
File:WestBengalDistricts numbered.svg
It consists of 5 districts:{{cite web
|url=http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
|title=Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008
|date=19 March 2008
|page=1
|access-date=28 February 2009
|work=West Bengal
|publisher=National Informatics Centre, India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc
|archive-date=25 February 2009
}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code !District !Headquarters !Established !Sub-Division !Area !Population As of 2011 !Map | |
| DA
|1947 |align="left"| |{{convert|2092.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |1,797,422 |{{convert|859|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | |
| JP
|1947 |align="left"| |{{convert|2844|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |2,172,846 |{{convert|621|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | |
| KB
|1950{{cite web |url = http://coochbehar.gov.in/HTMfiles/brief_history.html |title = Brief History of Cooch Behar |publisher = Official website of Cooch Behar District |access-date = 10 September 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724080258/http://www.coochbehar.gov.in/Htmfiles/brief_history.html |archive-date = 24 July 2011 |url-status = dead }} |align="left"| |{{convert|3387|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |2,822,780 |{{convert|833|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | |
| AD
|2014{{cite web |last = Jana |first = Naresh |date = 31 December 2001 |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011231/national.htm#head3 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20140314222620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011231/national.htm#head3 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 14 March 2014 |title = Tamluk readies for giant's partition |publisher = The Telegraph (Kolkata) |access-date = 1 September 2008 }} |align="left"| |{{convert|3383|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |1,700,000 |{{convert|400|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | |
| KA
|align="left"| |{{convert|1044|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |251,642 | {{convert|239|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| Total
!5 !— !- !13 !{{convert|12,713|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} !8,790,397 ! {{convert|691|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
|---|
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Hinduism|DarkOrange|77.43}}
{{bar percent|Islam|Green|14.88}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|SkyBlue|3.89}}
{{bar percent|Buddhism|Yellow|3.05}}
{{bar percent|Others|Grey|0.75}}
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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.[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS 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