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.

Districts

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	Sub-Division	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density	Map
DA	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	1947	Darjeeling Sadar Kurseong Siliguri Mirik		1,797,422
JP	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	1947	Jalpaiguri Sadar Malbazar Dhupguri		2,172,846
KB	Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	1950	Cooch Behar Sadar Dinhata Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Tufanganj		2,822,780
AD	Alipurduar	Alipurduar	2014	Alipurduar Sadar		1,700,000
KA	Kalimpong	Kalimpong	2017	Kalimpong Sadar		251,642
Total	5	—	-	13		8,790,397

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.

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.