| What geographical region is Jalpaiguri a part of in West Bengal? | the part of the geographical region known as ‘Duars’ in the state of West Bengal | The name might as well be associated with deity of a temple located in the Jalpesh village in Maynaguri Police Station in the district, where the local name of the deity is Jalpeswarresembling Lord Siva of the Hindu mythology. Jalpaiguri is the part of the geographical region known as ‘Duars’ in the state of West Bengal. The areas east of the main river ‘Tista’ is called ‘Eastern Duars’ and the western portion is known as ‘Western Duars’. | 241 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | Jalpaiguri is the part of the geographical region known as ‘Duars’ in the state of West Bengal. | 18 | page=18,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What rank does Jalpaiguri hold in Rural Sex Ratio with a figure of 957? | considered, the position of the district is better and Jalpaiguri ranks 5thwith957 | When Rural Sex Ratio is considered, the position of the district is better and Jalpaiguri ranks 5thwith957. | 24 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | When Rural Sex Ratio is considered, the position of the district is better and Jalpaiguri ranks 5thwith957. | 23 | page=23,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What groups are included in the term 'Total Population'? | the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations | 1. District Primary Census Abstract -District/C.D. Block/Town. 2. Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes- District/C.D. Block/Town. 3. Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes -District/C.D. Block/Town. 4. Village Primary Census Abstract -C.D. Block/Village wise. 5. Urban Primary Census Abstract- Town/Ward level. The PCA Data for villages was presented C.D. Block wise for the first time in 1991 Census. This practice is continued in 2001 and 2011 Census. The term ‘Total Population’ includes the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations. An appendix to District Primary Census Abstract has also been furnished showing urban enumeration block-wise particulars on Total Population, the Scheduled Castes Population and the Scheduled Tribes Population for each town. 6. | 505 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | The term ‘Total Population’ includes the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations. | 32 |
| What is an alternative explanation for the origin of the name 'Jalpaiguri'? | derived from the two Bengali words viz. ‘Jalpai’ which means Olive trees and ‘guri’ which means a place | Brief history of the district Before discussing about the history of Jalpaiguri district let us have a few words about its etymology. The name Jalpaiguri perhaps may have evolved from "JE- LE-PE-GO-RI" probably meaning the place to exchange warm clothes, Blankets etc. with other essential commodities between Bhutan and Jalpaiguri. Again there is another belief that the name of ‘Jalpaiguri’ has been derived from the two Bengali words viz. ‘Jalpai’ which means Olive trees and ‘guri’ which means a place thereby meaning a place where Olive trees are available. The name might as well be associated with deity of a temple located in the Jalpesh village in Maynaguri Police Station in the district, where the local name of the deity is Jalpeswarresembling Lord Siva of the Hindu mythology. Jalpaiguri is the part of the geographical region known as ‘Duars’ in the state of West Bengal. | 402 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | Again there is another belief that the name of ‘Jalpaiguri’ has been derived from the two Bengali words viz. ‘Jalpai’ which means Olive trees and ‘guri’ which means a place thereby meaning a place where Olive trees are available. |
| What is one possible interpretation of the phrase 'JE-LE-PE-GO-RI' related to the name 'Jalpaiguri'? | the place to exchange warm clothes, Blankets etc. with other essential commodities between Bhutan and Jalpaiguri | Brief history of the district Before discussing about the history of Jalpaiguri district let us have a few words about its etymology. The name Jalpaiguri perhaps may have evolved from "JE- LE-PE-GO-RI" probably meaning the place to exchange warm clothes, Blankets etc. with other essential commodities between Bhutan and Jalpaiguri. Again there is another belief that the name of ‘Jalpaiguri’ has been derived from the two Bengali words viz. ‘Jalpai’ which means Olive trees and ‘guri’ which means a place thereby meaning a place where Olive trees are available. The name might as well be associated with deity of a temple located in the Jalpesh village in Maynaguri Police Station in the district, where the local name of the deity is Jalpeswarresembling Lord Siva of the Hindu mythology. Jalpaiguri is the part of the geographical region known as ‘Duars’ in the state of West Bengal. | 219 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | The name Jalpaiguri perhaps may have evolved from "JE- LE-PE-GO-RI" probably meaning the place to exchange warm clothes, Blankets etc. with other essential commodities between Bhutan and Jalpaiguri. |
| What is the origin of the term 'Duars' as per some interpretations? | the Sanskrit word ‘Dwar’ which means‘the gateway’ | Administrative set up (i)Region of the state where district is located : Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, situated at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, is also known as the Duars Region. Some says that the word ‘Duars’ came from the Sanskrit word ‘Dwar’ which means‘the gateway’ as indeed it is the hills of Darjiling, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. National Highway No. 31 runs across the district towards the north-eastern states of India and thus the district serves as a lifeline for the eight sisters in the North-Eastern India. From the geographical point of view, the District lies between latitude 27o00'N to 26o16'N and longitude 89o53'E to 88o25'E. The district is bounded by Darjeeling district and Bhutan in the north, district Koch Bihar and Bangladesh in the south, the state of Assam on the east and on the west by the district of Darjiling and Bangladesh. | 239 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | Some says that the word ‘Duars’ came from the Sanskrit word ‘Dwar’ which means‘the gateway’ as indeed it is the hills of Darjiling, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. |
| What is the possible origin of the name 'Duars'? | the word 'Doors' or passages | Jalpaiguri. He was back from the campaign also through the same route. The region was under the control of some feudatory chiefs during the whole of next century. As history goes by, when Huien Tsang, the great Chinese scholar visited Assam, a major portion of today's Jalpaiguri was a part of the kingdom of Kamrupa which then apparently extended up to river Karatoya in the west. This land, often and commonly designated as Duars had often been included in the kingdoms of Bhutan and Cooch Behar. The name 'Duars' may have evolved from the word 'Doors' or passages. There were eighteen such passages which were used by the Bhutanese people to communicate with the riverine plains of the south for the cause of trade or barters. Dooarsbecame a sovereign state from the seventh century. Dooarswere the centre of the medieval Kamata Kingdom. | 538 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | The name 'Duars' may have evolved from the word 'Doors' or passages. | 19 | page=19,block=1 | 0.700 |
| Who are the Kirats and what is their origin? | an off-shoot of Tibeto-Burman speaking Bodo group of tribes originating from Tibeto-Mongoloid races | It is depicted in the Mahabharat that King Bhagadutta ruled over vast region stretched from the Brahmaputra River within Assam to Eastern Nepal along the Himalayan foothills. His daughter Bhanumatiwas the wife of the eldest Kaurava, Prince Duryodhana. The Kirats are actually an off-shoot of Tibeto-Burman speaking Bodo group of tribes originating from Tibeto-Mongoloid races and nowadays called Meches and the other aboriginal people of the district, like the Rajbanshis and the Koches of the past. According to Professor Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay, Koches too were one of the Bodo tribes. The country named Pragjyotish and the Kirat people find mention in many other ancient texts such as the Ramayan, Harivansha, Brahmandapuran, Raghuvansa etc. and the Greek work Periplus of the Erythraean Sea of the 1st century AD. | 276 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | The Kirats are actually an off-shoot of Tibeto-Burman speaking Bodo group of tribes originating from Tibeto-Mongoloid races and nowadays called Meches and the other aboriginal people of the district, like the Rajbanshis and the Koches of the past. |
| Who makes up the councils of municipal bodies, excluding Notified Area Committees? | elected members of the public through adult franchise (citizen of 18 years and above) based on secret ballot. | Except the Cantonment Boards all other types of municipal bodies are governed by the state municipal laws. Cantonment Boards are controlled by the Central Act called Cantonment Acts, 1924. A municipality is constituted with elected members of the inhabitants of a city or town and municipal corporations, and is created by the enactment of State Legislatures or of Parliament in case of Union Territories. The area which does not fulfil all the conditions laid down as necessary for the constitution of a municipality or it may also be created for newly developing towns or areas are known as Notified Area Committee. Except Notified Area, the councils of all these corporate bodies comprise of elected members of the public through adult franchise (citizen of 18 years and above) based on secret ballot. The notified area is governed by the state governments through a body nominated by it. | 695 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | Except Notified Area, the councils of all these corporate bodies comprise of elected members of the public through adult franchise (citizen of 18 years and above) based on secret ballot. The notified area is governed by the state governments through a body nominated by it. |
| What is Dhupguri Municipality? | the youngest of the four which came into force from 18-07-2001 | The municipality of Mal came into being in the year 1989. Dhupguri Municipality is the youngest of the four which came into force from 18-07-2001. There are 35 numbers of Census Towns namely Dabgram(P), Binnaguri, Chakiabhita, Odlabari, DakshinOdlabari, Lataguri, Matialihat, ChalsaMahabari, Mangalbari, Sisha-Jumrha, Uttar Madarihat, Jaygaon, Mechiabasti, Uttar Satali, Uttar Latabari, Laskarpara, Dakhin Rampur, Uttar Kamakhyaguri, Paschim Jitpur, Chechakhata, Alipurduar Railway Junction, BholarDabri, Birpara, Samuktola, Sobhaganj, JagijhoraBarabak, Jateshwar, Parangarpar, Falakata, Banarhat Tea Garden, Telipara Tea Garden(D), Gairkata, Mainaguri, DakshinKhagrabari andKharia(P). | 83 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1331/download/4338/DH_2011_1902_PART_B_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf | Dhupguri Municipality is the youngest of the four which came into force from 18-07-2001. | 21 | page=21,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |