Jalpaiguri division
Jalpaiguri division | |
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Location of Jalpaiguri division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′N 88°45′E / 26.683°N 88.750°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Jalpaiguri |
| Government | |
| • Districts | Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong |
| • DC | Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS |
| • DIG | Nimbalkar Santosh Uttamrao, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,713 km2 (4,909 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,538,755 |
| • Density | 671.66/km2 (1,739.6/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
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.