Jalpaiguri Pincodes

West Bengal is a state in India that contains the city of Jalpaiguri. It serves as the administrative center for both the West Bengal division and district of Jalpaiguri, which includes the five districts of North Bengal. The city is situated in the Himalayan foothills on the banks of the Teesta River, West Bengal’s second-biggest river after the Ganges. The Kolkata High Court’s circuit bench is located in this city; Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands serves as the court’s other seat. The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the University of North Bengal’s second campus, and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/Jalpaiguri Sports Village are located in Jalpaiguri.

History

The Jalpaiguri district includes the western Dooars and most of the eastern Morang. According to Sailen Debnath, this region was formerly a part of the Kamrup empire and joined Kamarupa about the middle of the seventh century. According to Sailen, three of the five historic capitals of Kamatapur were located in the district of Jalpaiguri, specifically at Chilapata, Mainaguri, and Panchagarh in that order. He further said that Jalpaiguri district was home to Hingulavas, the original capital of the subsequent Koch monarchy.

Geography

The district headquarters of Jalpaiguri District is located at Jalpaiguri. It is located 89 meters (292 feet) above mean sea level. Situated on the left bank of the Teesta River, the city is in close proximity to the Himalayas. Another significant river that runs through Jalpaiguri is the Karla.

Climate

The city of Jalpaiguri experiences an average yearly temperature of 24.8 °C. The summertime temperature ranges from 20–22 °C at minimum to 28–34 °C at maximum. The hottest month is August, when the average temperature is 29.2 °C. Sometimes in July and August, the temperature rises above 35 °C. Jalpaiguri receives a lot of rainfall all year round due to its location at the foot of the Himalayas. About 3400 mm of rain falls there on average each year. Monsoon is a separate season that lasts from June to September.

Demography

The Metropolitan region had 169,002 people (85,226 males and 83,787 females) in the 2011 census, whereas Jalpaiguri had 107,341 inhabitants (53,708 males and 53,633 females). The number of children in the 0–6 age group was 14,522. The effective literacy rate for adults over the age of seven was 86.43%.

Administration

The Jalpaiguri Municipality, the sixth oldest in West Bengal after Kolkata, Howrah, Berhampore, Burdwan, and Siuri, is in charge of civic administration. It was established in 1885 and is led by a chairman chosen by the city’s citizens. It contains twenty-five wards where ward councilors are chosen. This municipal body is under the authority of the All India Trinamool Congress. Papia Pal is the municipality’s chairperson.

Economy

Temple Street in the city serves as the headquarters of Jalpaiguri’s bank, the Jalpaiguri Central Co-operative Bank. It was established in 1919 and now has over 20 branches with ATMs dispersed around the District.