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Jalpaiguri

This page provides an overview of Jalpaiguri: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

18,303,879
Population
4,098,319
Households
954
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
63.98%
Approx. literacy

Jalpaiguri has an aggregated population of 18,303,879. Approximately 42.32% live in rural areas (7,745,692) and 11.59% live in urban areas (2,120,702).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 7,745,692 3
Alipurduar - I 594,622 50
Alipurduar - II 641,196 81
Area not under any Sub-district 922,456 3
Dhupguri 1,209,798 105
Falakata 825,605 63
Jalpaiguri 908,674 31
Kalchini 808,724 44
Kumargram 573,276 56
Madarihat 592,317 51
Mal 874,496 106
Matiali 337,498 31
Maynaguri 949,137 88
Nagrakata 382,191 37
Rajganj 938,197 29

Population summary

Jalpaiguri has a population of 18,303,879 (9,369,542 males and 8,934,337 females). The sex ratio is about 954 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population18,303,879
Male9,369,542
Female8,934,337
Rural population7,745,692 (42.32%)
Urban population2,120,702 (11.59%)
Households4,098,319

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 63.98%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates11,711,424
Total illiterates6,592,455

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 6,992,503 (38.2%). ST: 3,617,128 (19.76%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC6,992,50338.2%
ST3,617,12819.76%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,197,911 (12.01%). Workers: 7,174,417 (39.2%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,197,91112.01%
Total workers7,174,41739.2%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jalpaiguri 3,872,846
Jalpaiguri 2,812,495
Jalpaiguri 1,060,351
Area not under any Sub-district 461,228
Area not under any Sub-district 461,228
Dhupguri 414,854
Dhupguri 380,090
Rajganj 373,776
Maynaguri 329,032
Jalpaiguri 323,445
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