Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Jalpaiguri is the 21^st highest ranked in Bengali Script   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

• 2.
• The average # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1,508. Jalpaiguri is the 28^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jalpaiguri is the 41^st highest ranked in Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023   . This indicates that this is an important district eg highly urbanised/union territory .

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Jalpaiguri is the 414^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)   . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Jalpaiguri is the 27^th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Jalpaiguri is the 677^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies low private sector growth.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jalpaiguri is the 606^th worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)   .This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jalpaiguri is the 597^th worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)   .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.