Jalpaiguri
Sign in to saveJalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. 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. The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River and Karala River, on the foothills of the Himalayas. The city is home to the circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jalpaiguri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- India West Bengal#India3
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- Location in West Bengal, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
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- Jalpaiguri
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1869
- Settlement.founder
- British India
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality
- Settlement.leader_name
- Saikat Chatterjee
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- Chairman of SJDA
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- Preeti Goyal
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- Sabhadhipati of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
- Population
- 107341
- Area
- 90.29
- Elevation
- 89
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Jalpaiguri division
- Official website
- jalpaigurimunicipality.org
- Image
- Cityscapejal.jpg
- Households
- 26205
- Dialing code
- 3561
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Category:Jalpaiguri
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- Commons category
- Jalpaiguri
- postal code
- 735101
- male population
- 53708
- female population
- 53633
- literate population
- 89722
- illiterate population
- 17619
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- Temperature
- Rainfall and other conditions
- Demographics
- Civic administration
- Economy
- Utility services
- Tourism
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Air
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. 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. The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River and Karala River, on the foothills of the Himalayas. The city is home to the circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village. It lies east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region.
== Etymology == The name "Jalpaiguri" comes from the Bengali words "Jalpai" meaning Ceylon olive, which grew in the city and adjacent areas, and "Guri" meaning a place.
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