Jalpaiguri division

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Jalpaiguri
Division
Location of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Established	1947
Capital	Jalpaiguri
Districts	Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong
Area
• Total	18,200 km2 (7,000 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,538,755
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Jalpaiguri Division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost division of West Bengal. It is surrounded by Nepal on the western side, Bihar on South-Western side, Bhutan on the Northern side and Bangladesh on the southern side.^[1]