Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri ranks 22,098th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Surxondaryo Region, Sha Tin, and Ashwell, Rutland. Memorable people born in Jalpaiguri include Khaleda Zia. Jalpaiguri has been the birth place of many politicians. Jalpaiguri is located in India.
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River which is the second largest river in West Bengal after the Ganges, on the foothills of the Himalayas. The city is home to the circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village. It lies 35 km (22 mi) east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1945, Jalpaiguri was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Khaleda Zia.
People Born in Jalpaiguri
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Most individuals born in present day Jalpaiguri were politicians (1), while most who died were .
