Area
Apart from the Jalpaiguri and Dhupguri municipalities, the subdivision contains three census towns and rural areas of 62 gram panchayats under four community development blocks: Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Dhupguri and Rajganj. The three census towns are: Mainaguri, Banarhat Tea Garden and Gairkata. During Census 2001, Dhupguri was a census town, but it was promoted to a municipality in 2001.
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