District of West Bengal

Jalpaiguri: 38.7 lakh people, one story

People
38,72,846
Area
6,227 km²
Literacy
73.25%
Sex ratio
953
Top 3 in West BengalScheduled Castes: 37.7 % of people. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalScheduled Tribes: 18.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalHousehold industry workers: 2.0 % of workers. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Big number38.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 622 to every km².See the numbers →

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JalpaiguriWest Bengal

The history, places and schemes of Jalpaiguri are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Jalpaiguri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population38.7 lakh#12/19 in West Bengal
Area6,227 km²#6/19 in West Bengal
Population density622 per km²#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#11/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)955 girls per 1000 boys#9/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate73.25%#12/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy66.23%#13/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population27.4%#8/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

73.3% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.981.7
Female literacy
66.270.5
Scheduled Castes
37.723.5
Scheduled Tribes
18.95.8
Living in towns
27.431.9

Gender literacy gap: 13.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.5%
  • Muslim 11.5%
  • Christian 4.8%
  • Buddhist 1.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    15.1 lakh workers, 39.1% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 14.2%
    • Farm labourers 23.1%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 60.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 34% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      34.243.1
      Latrine at home
      38.346.6
      Tap water
      16.820.1
      LPG / PNG
      12.414.2
      Phone
      29.839.0
      Television
      24.128.0
      Bicycle
      45.045.3
      Two-wheeler
      6.06.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

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