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{{About|the [[India]]n district in the state of [[West Bengal]]|its eponymous city headquarters|Jalpaiguri City}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jalpaiguri district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]] of [[West Bengal]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|photo1a = Gorumara Neora Tea Estate Arnab Dutta.JPG
|photo1b = Raikut Heritage.JPG
|photo2a = Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary.jpg
|photo2b = Himalayan Peaks from Maynaguri.jpg
|photo3a = Beauty of sevoke .jpg 01.jpg
|size=250
}}
| image_caption = Neora Tea Estate, Raikut Palace, Himalayas from [[Mainaguri]], Sevoke bridge over the [[Teesta River|Teesta]], Champramary Wildlife Sanctuary
| image_map = Jalpaiguri district.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Jalpaiguri
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalpaiguri division|Jalpaiguri]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jalpaiguri]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 3044
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,872,846
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 1,103,847
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 84.79 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 954
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]], [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduar]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrakata]], [[Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhupguri]], [[Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mekhliganj]], [[Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maynaguri]], [[Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mal]], [[Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dabgram-Phulbari]], [[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]], [[Rajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajganj]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 31A (India)|NH 31A]], [[National Highway 31C (India)|NH 31C]], [[National Highway 31D (India)|NH 31D]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 3160 mm
| website = {{url|http://www.jalpaiguri.gov.in}}
| official_name =
}}

'''Jalpaiguri district''' (Pron: dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː) is a district of the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes. The district was established in 1869 during [[British Raj]].

The headquarters of the district are in the city of [[Jalpaiguri]], which is also the divisional headquarter of [[North Bengal]].

==History==
Jalpaiguri district comprises western [[Dooars]] and the major part of the eastern [[Morang]]; and this area, according to Sailen Debnath, in the ancient time was a part of the kingdom of Kamrup, and since the middle of the seventh century it became a part of [[Kamarupa]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Sailen Debnath, The Dooars in Historical Transition, {{ISBN|9788186860441}}, N.L. Publishers</ref> Sailen writes that three of the five ancient capitals of Kamatapur were geographically in the district of Jalpaiguri; and the three capitals were at Chilapata, [[Mainaguri]] and Panchagarh in sequence. According to him, Hingulavas, the first capital of the next Koch kingdom as well was in Jalpaiguri district. Hingulavas has well been identified with Mahakalguri in Alipurduar Sub-Division.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

== Geography ==
[[File:Samsing, Sikkim, near West Bengal border, the river and the valley 2012.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Samsing]] in Jalpaiguri district]]
Jalpaiguri is a part of West Bengal which is situated in North Bengal.

The district situated in the northern part of West Bengal has international borders with [[Bhutan]] and [[Bangladesh]] in the north and south respectively and district borders with [[Darjeeling]] hills in the west and northwest and [[Alipurduar district]] and [[Cooch Behar district]] on the east.

National protected areas include the [[Gorumara National Park]] and the [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]].

===Climate===
Jalpaiguri is part of monsoon climate zone of South-Eastern Asia. May is the hottest month of this region with average maximum temperature of about 32 °C whereas January is coldest with 11 °C. Highest ever recorded maximum and minimum temperature are 40 °C and 2 °C. The average annual humidity in the district is of 82%. The annual average rainfall is 3160mm. December is the driest month with average rainfall 0.2 mm and July is wettest with 809.3 mm. Number of rainy days are 0 to 1 during November to February and 24 days during July. Thunderstorms are common weather phenomenon during May.

==Divisions==

===Sub-divisions===

Jalpaiguri district earlier had three sub-divisions – [[Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision]], [[Malbazar subdivision|Mal subdivision]] and Alipurduar subdivision. [[Alipurduar district]] was created in June 2014 and Jalpaiguri district was left with two subdivisions – Jalpaiguri Sadar and Mal.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Alipurduar-a-new-district-on-June-25/articleshow/36916065.cms|title = Alipurduar a new district on June 25| publisher= The Times of India, 21 June 2014 | access-date = 6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140621/jsp/siliguri/story_18534321.jsp#.VArbmaM1--c|title = Alipurduar district birth on June 25| publisher= The Telegraph, 21 June 2014 | access-date = 6 September 2014}}</ref>

===Assembly constituencies===
The district is divided into seven [[assembly constituency|assembly constituencies]]:<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 6 September 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission}}</ref>
#[[Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhupguri]] (assembly constituency no. 15),
#[[Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maynaguri]] (assembly constituency no. 16),
#[[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]] (assembly constituency no. 17),
#[[Rajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajganj]] (assembly constituency no. 18),
#[[Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dabgram-Phulbari]] (assembly constituency no. 19),
#[[Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mal]] (assembly constituency no. 20) and
#[[Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrakata]] (assembly constituency no. 21).

Nagrakata and Malbazar constituencies are reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] candidates. Dhupguri, Mainaguri and Rajganj constituencies are reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes]] candidates. Dhupguri, Mainaguri, Malbazar, Dabgram-Phulbari, Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituencies form the [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which also contains one assembly constituency from [[Cooch Behar district]].

====Impact of delimitation of constituencies====
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, the district will be divided into seven assembly constituencies:<ref name =delimitation/>
#[[Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhupguri (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 15),
#[[Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maynaguri (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 16),
#[[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 17),
#[[Rajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajganj (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 18),
#[[Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dabgram-Phulbari]] (assembly constituency no. 19),
#[[Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mal (ST)]] (assembly constituency no. 20) and
#[[Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagrakata (ST)]] (assembly constituency no. 21).

Malbazar and Nagrakata constituencies will remain to be reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] candidates. Dhupguri, Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituencies will be reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes]] candidates. Along with one assembly constituency from [[Cooch Behar district]], Dhupguri, Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Dabgram-Phulbari, and Malbazar constituencies will form the [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes.

===Police stations===
There are 16 police stations in the district, viz.:<ref name=adminsetup>{{cite web
|url = http://jalpaiguri.nic.in/MAP2.htm
|title = Administrative setup
|publisher = Official website of the Jalpaiguri district
|access-date = 7 November 2008
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410051608/http://jalpaiguri.nic.in/MAP2.htm
|archive-date = 10 April 2009
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
#[[Banarhat]]
#Bhaktinagar
#[[Binnaguri]] (Phari)
#[[Chalsa, India|Chalsa]]
#[[Dhupguri]]
#[[Domohani]] (Phari)
#[[Gairkata]]
#[[Jalpaiguri|Jalpaiguri (Kotwali)]]
#Kranti Hat (Phari)
#[[Malbazar]]
#[[Matelli]] (Phari)
#[[Mainaguri]]
#[[Nagrakata]]
#[[New Jalpaiguri]]
#Patkata (Phari)
#[[Rajganj, Jalpaiguri|Rajganj]]

===Telephone districts===
There are six telephone area codes of Jalpaiguri district.
They are 03561, 03562, 03563, 03564, 03565, 03566.

==Transport==
One can avail train from the major railway stations in the vicinity like [[New Jalpaiguri railway station]]/ [[Jalpaiguri railway station|Jalpaiguri]]/ [[Jalpaiguri-Road railway station|Jalpaiguri Road]]/ [[New Maynaguri railway station]]/ [[New Mal Junction railway station]]. By road it is connected with rest of the country. Air travel is available up to [[Bagdogra Airport]], and from there it is connected by a 20 km expressway from the district border.

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jalpaiguri <ref name="Census2011">{{cite web|title=Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Region|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/194-jalpaiguri.html|website=Jalpaiguri City Census 2011 data|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|84.16}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|13.64}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|0.94}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|brown|0.56}}
{{bar percent|Others|magenta|1.20}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
<br /> <small> *Others include [[Jainism|Jains]] (0.13%).[[Sikhism|Sikhs]] (0.47%), </small>
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jalpaiguri district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,872,846,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liberia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote =Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 66th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|621|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 33.77%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jalpaiguri has a [[sex ratio]] of 954[[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.79%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{See also| List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate}}
[[Bengali Hindus]] formed the majority of Jalpaiguri district population. The second largest [[Religions in India|religion]] in the district is [[Islam]], (mainly [[Sunni]]). Other minority communities, speaking languages include [[Indian Gorkha|Gorkhas (Nepali)]], [[Marwaris]], [[Bihari people|Biharis]], [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]], [[Munda languages|Munda]]; a language distantly related to [[Khmer language|Khmer]] and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], spoken by about 25,000 people.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bijori: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bix | access-date = 30 September 2011 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

According to the 2011 census, 66.3% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 14.43% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 6.75% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 4.29% [[Hindi]], 2.87% [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] and 2.05% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] as their first language.<ref name="m">http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html</ref><ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|title=DISTRIBUTION OF THE 22 SCHEDULED LANGUAGES-INDIA/STATES/UNION TERRITORIES - 2011 CENSUS|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Part-A.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2016}}</ref>
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,46,764|13=1911|14=6,63,222|15=1921|16=6,95,946|17=1931|18=7,40,993|19=1941|20=8,47,841|21=1951|22=9,16,747|23=1961|24=13,59,292|25=1971|26=17,50,159|27=1981|28=22,14,871|29=1991|30=28,00,543|31=2001|32=34,01,173|33=2011|34=38,72,846|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Flora and fauna==
It is home to [[Gorumara National Park]], which was established in 1994 and has an area of {{convert|79|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Sikkim |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref> Apart from [[Gorumara National Park]], the district contains [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://jalpaiguri.gov.in/ District Website]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jalpaiguri district
|North = [[Bhutan]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Alipurduar district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Cooch Behar district]]
|Southwest = ''[[Bangladesh]]''
|West =
|Northwest = [[Darjeeling district]]
}}

{{Towns and cities of Jalpaiguri district}}
{{Jalpaiguri topics}}
{{Districts of West Bengal}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|26.7|N|89.0|E|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:IN-WB|format=dms}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalpaiguri District}}
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