Baneswar

Baneswar is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India.

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Population: 4841
Households: 1220

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postal code: 736133
male population: 2534
illiterate population: 733
literate population: 4108
female population: 2307
Commons category: Baneshwar, Cooch Behar II CD block

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Baneswar is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India.

==Etymology== The word 'Baneswar' is a Sanskritic formation of the words bāna and īshvara. In Hindu mythology, Bana was an asura king. He carried out a Shiva linga, hoping to bring the god Shiva to Patala but failed. Said Shiva linga is now fixed at the Baneshwar temple, according to the legend.