North Bengal or Uttar Banga ( Bengali : উত্তরবঙ্গ /উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal . The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division . Generally, it is the area lying west of Jamuna River and north of Padma River and includes the Barind Tract . The West Bengal part denotes Jalpaiguri Division ( Alipurduar , Cooch Behar , Darjeeling , Jalpaiguri , and Kalimpong ) and the Malda division ( Uttar Dinajpur , Dakshin Dinajpur , and Malda ) together. The Bihar parts include the Kishanganj district . It also includes parts of Darjeeling Hills. Traditionally, the Ganga River divides Bengal into South Bengal and North Bengal, divided again into Terai and Dooars regions.
2-739: The Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus is one of the most important bus terminal in North Bengal . It is located on Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, Darjeeling , adjacent to the Siliguri Junction railway station, about six kilometres (3.7 mi) New Jalpaiguri Railway Station . It is operated by Transport department, Government of Sikkim . Mainly Sikkim based bus service is available on this bus terminus. North Bengal Religions in North Bengal, Bangladesh (2011) Religions in North Bengal, India (2011) The population of
4-658: The region is 30,201,873 (3 crore ) as per the 2011 census. Majority of the population follow Islam , followed by Hinduism , the largest minority. The population of the region is 18,702,060 (1.87 crore) as per the 2011 census. Majority of the population follow Hinduism , followed by Islam . Small but significant population follow Christianity and Buddhism . Language: Bengali is the predominant language spoken by 75% of North Bengal's population, followed by Kamtapuri (Rajbanshi), Nepali, Hindi, Sadri, Kurukh, and other languages. The North Zone cricket team in Bangladesh
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