Jalpaiguri vs Darjiling
Population
38.7 lakh
18.5 lakh
Areakm²
6,227
3,149
Population densityper km²
622
586
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
953
970
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
955
953
Literacy rate%
73.25
79.56
Female literacy%
66.23
73.33
Urban population%
27.4
39.4
Scheduled Castes% of people
37.7
17.2
Scheduled Tribes% of people
18.9
21.5
Workers in farming% of workers
37.3
20.8
Household industry workers% of workers
2.0
2.4
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
34.2
57.3
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
12.4
27.3
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
38.3
48.4
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.