Jalpaiguri
City in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.[7] It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal.[8] The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River which is the second largest river in West Bengal after the Ganges, on the foothills of the Himalayas.[9] The city is home to the circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[2][3] Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village.[10][11] It lies 35 km (22 mi) east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region.
Jalpaiguri | |
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From top, left-to-right: Kanchenjunga from outskirts of Jalpaiguri city,Jalpaiguri Rajbari Gate, Raikat Temple | |
Coordinates: 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Jalpaiguri |
Founded | 1869 |
Founded by | British India |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body |
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• Chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality | Papia Pal |
• Chairman of SJDA | Sourav Chakraborty |
• Sahakari Sabadhipati of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad | Sima Chowdhury (Since 14 August 2023) |
Area | |
• City | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• City | 107,341 |
• Rank | 19th in West Bengal |
• Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 169,002 |
Demonym(s) | Jalpaigurians, Jalpaiguribashi |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[5][6] |
• Additional official | English[5] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 735101 - 735 110 (city limits), 735120 - 735134 (suburbs) |
Telephone code | +913561 |
Vehicle registration | WB - 71, WB - 72 2 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Maynaguri, Mal, Dabgram-Fulbari, Dhupguri, Nagrakata |
Per Capita Income | ₹193,726 (US$2,300) (2024-25) |
Precipitation | 3,395 mm (134 in) |
Avg. annual temperature | 24.8 °C (77 °F) |
Website | jalpaigurimunicipality |
1The coordinates given here are in metric system and based upon the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Map Center 2005 2 The Vehicle Code given here based upon the Jalpaiguri District Court documentations. |