Jalpaiguri district

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Jalpaiguri district
District
Clockwise from top: Neora Tea Estate, Raikut Palace, Himalayas from Jalpaiguri, Sevoke bridge over the Teesta, Champramary Wildlife Sanctuary
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Jalpaiguri
Headquarters	Jalpaiguri
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jalpaiguri
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Nagrakata, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Mal, Dabgram-Phulbari, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj
Area
• Total	3,386 km2 (1,307 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,381,596
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	1,103,847
Demographics
• Literacy	84.79 per cent
• Sex ratio	954
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 31, NH 31A, NH 31C, NH 31D
Average annual precipitation	3160 mm
Website	www.jalpaiguri.gov.in

Jalpaiguri district (Bengali pronunciation: [dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː]) is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.

The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of North Bengal.