Jalpaiguri (District)

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Jalpaiguri District
District map
State West Bengal
Division : Jalpaiguri
Administrative headquarters : Jalpaiguri
Area : 3386.18 * km²
Residents : 2,381,596 * (2011)
Population density : 703 * inh / km²
Website : jalpaiguri.gov.in
*Data minus Alipurduar District, which was separated in 2014
Landscape near Samsing

Jalpaiguri ( Bengali জলপাইগুড়ি জেলা IAST Jalapāiguṛi jelā ) is a district of the Jalpaiguri division of the Indian state of West Bengal . The headquarters are in the city of the same name, Jalpaiguri .

On June 25, 2014, part of the district was separated and now forms the newly established Alipurduar district .

geography

The district of Jalpaiguri extended before the separation of the district of Alipurduar in 2014 over an area of ​​6,245 km² (thereafter 3386.18 km²). It borders in the northwest on the Darjiling district , in the northeast on the Kingdom of Bhutan , in the south on the Republic of Bangladesh and in the southeast on the Koch Bihar district . The landscape is largely dominated by mountains and rivers -  Tista , Torsa , Jaldhaka and Raidak  .

The average annual rainfall is 3160 mm. The temperature is between 10.8 ° C and 30.9 ° C, depending on the season. The average humidity is 82%.

In 1992 the first national park was opened with the Buxa National Park, which has an area of ​​117 km². In 1994 the Gorumara National Park was opened, which has an area of ​​79 km².

population

Before the separation of Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri had a population of around 3.87 million people (as of 2011) and was 66th out of 650 in India. Between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by an average of almost 14%. It has a gender ratio of 954 women to 1,000 men. The literacy rate is 74%.

economy

Jalpaiguri is one of the poorest regions in India. In a national comparison, it is one of the 250 poorest districts out of a total of 601. The main branches of industry are tourism , tea cultivation, and agriculture and forestry.

Web links

Commons : Jalpaiguri District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ alipurduar.org