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General Information

Jalpaiguri is the largest district of North Bengal convering 6245 sq.km. in area. 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. 'See: History of Jalpaiguri'. North Bengal is a term, for the part of West Bengal, which often denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur districts together. ... Jalpaiguri is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. ...

The headquarters of the district are at Jalpaiguri town, which is also the divisional headquarter of north Bengal and has its special importance in respect of tourism, forest, hills, tea gardens, scenic beauty and after all a wide variety of tribes like the Totos, etc. Jalpaiguri is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. ... // General Information The Totos are a primitive Mongoloid tribe residing in a small enclave called Totopara in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. ...

Climate

The average annual rainfall is 3160 mm and the average temperature ranges from 30.9 to 10.8 degrees throughout the year. The average relative humidity is about 82%.

Transport

It is well connected by rail, road and air from any part of the country. One can avail train up to Jalpaiguri / Jalpaiguri Road / New Jalpaiguri Stn. By road it is well connected with rest of the country. Air travel is available up to Bagdogra ( Siliguri ) and from there it is well connected by a 58 km. road. Jalpaiguri is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. ... New Jalpaiguri is a sister city of the city of Siliguri in Indias state of West Bengal. ... Bagdogra airport is a civilian airport at a distance of about eighteen kilometres from the city of Siliguri in northern West Bengal, India. ... Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

History

The name Jalpaiguri came from the word "jalpai" means "olive" which grew in the town and were seen even in 1900. The suffix "guri" means a place. The name as well be associated with Jalpesh, the presiding deity (Shiva) of the entire region.

The district situated in the northern part of West Bengal has international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh in the North and South respectively and borders with Assam and Darjeeling hills in the East, West and Northwest. West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... The Toy Train approaching Darjeeling Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and headquarters of Darjeeling district, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. ...

Topography

The entire topography is crisscrossed with rivulets, rivers and hills. Jalpaiguri - this narrow stretch of land lying between the Sikkim - Darjeeling Himalayas and Gangetic West Bengal has more than often evoked a sense of both eerie and romanticism in many a heart since the early British Rule. Veined by mighty rivers like the Teesta,Torsa, Jaldhaka, Dyna, Neora, Sankosh etc. this piece of land has been aptly named as the land of 'Tea, Timber and Tourism'. A major stretch of area is bordered in the north by Bhutan and hence the name - Dooars/Duars which mean - Door of Bhutan. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... The Toy Train approaching Darjeeling Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and headquarters of Darjeeling district, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. ... Teesta could mean: Teesta River — a major river in Sikkim, India Teesta Setalvad — a human and social rights worker based in Bombay. ... Torsa (occasionally Torsay) is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... A river originating in the eastern Himalayas. ... The Duars are flood plains of the River Brahmaputra in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, and part of Bhutan. ... The Duars or Dooars are flood plains of the River Brahmaputra in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, and part of Bhutan. ...

Sub Divisions

• Jalpaiguri Sadar
• Alipurduar
• Malbazar

Police Stations

There are 16 police stations in the district. They are:

• Alipurduar
• Banarhat
• Bhaktinagar
• Birpara
• Dhupguri
• Falakata
• Jaigaon
• Jalpaiguri (Kotwali)
• Kalchini
• Kumargram
• Madarihat
• Malbazar
• Matelli
• Maynaguri
• Nagrakata
• Rajganj.

Block Panchayats

There are 13 Block Panchayat Samities in the district:

• Sadar
• Rajganj
• Maynaguri
• Mal
• Matialli
• Nagrakata
• Dhupguri
• Falakata
• Kalchini
• Madarihat
• Alipurduar-I
• Alipurduar-II
• Kumargram.

External links

• http://jalpaiguri.nic.in/
• http://www.wb.nic.in/dist/jalpai.html