Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri district (Bengali pronunciation: [dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː]) is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.
Jalpaiguri district | |
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District | |
Clockwise from top: Neora Tea Estate, Raikut Palace, Himalayas from Jalpaiguri, Sevoke bridge over the Teesta, Champramary Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Jalpaiguri |
| Headquarters | Jalpaiguri |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jalpaiguri |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Nagrakata, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Mal, Dabgram-Phulbari, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,386 km2 (1,307 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,381,596 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,103,847 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 84.79 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 954 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 31, NH 31A, NH 31C, NH 31D |
| Average annual precipitation | 3160 mm |
| Website | www |
The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of North Bengal.
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