Jalpaiguri division

tricolor map showing Divisions of West Bengal

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Divisions (left) and Districts (right) of West Bengal prior to creation of Alipurduar district (previously part of Jalpaiguri district) in June 2014

Jalpaiguri Division (Bengali: জলপাইগুড়ি বিভাগ) is a division in the Indian state of West Bengal. It consists of 7 districts:^[1]

Darjeeling district
Jalpaiguri district
Alipurduar district
Cooch Behar district
North Dinajpur district (Uttar Dinajpur)
South Dinajpur district (Dakshin Dinajpur)
Malda district

References

↑ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

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Geography	Darjeeling Himalayan hill region Terai North Bengal plains Dooars Rarh region Sundarbans Reserve Forest Western plateau and high lands Ganges Delta Climate Highest point Protected areas Rivers Khoai Kalbaisakhi Tiger Hill, Darjeeling Siliguri Corridor

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Divisions & Districts	Burdwan division Bankura Bardhaman Birbhum Hooghly Paschim Medinipur Purba Medinipur Purulia Jalpaiguri division Alipurduar Cooch Behar Dakshin Dinajpur Darjeeling Jalpaiguri Maldah Uttar Dinajpur Presidency division Howrah Kolkata Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas

Cities and towns	Alipore Asansol Baharampur Balurghat Bankura Barasat Bardhaman Bardhaman Bishnupur Chinsurah Cooch Behar Darjeeling Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpaiguri Kalimpong Kharagpur Kolkata Krishnanagar Kurseong Malda Midnapore Murshidabad Purulia Raiganj Siliguri Siuri Tamluk List of cities in West Bengal Cities and towns by district

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Coordinates: 26°31′N 88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73

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