Cooch Behar

city in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal

Key facts

Country: India
State: West Bengal
District: Cooch Behar
Established: 12 September 1949
Type: Municipality
Body: Cooch Behar Municipality
Chairman: Rabindra Nath Ghosh ( All India Trinamool Congress )
Total: 8.29 km (3.20 sq mi)
Density: 832/km (2,150/sq mi)
Official: Bengali
Additional official: English, Rajbongshi
Regional: Bengali, Rajbongshi
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Telephone code: 03582
Vehicle registration: WB-64/63
Lok sabha constituency: Cooch Behar (SC)
Vidhan sabha constituency: Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) , Cooch Behar Dakshin , Natabari
Website: coochbehar .gov .in coochbeharmunicipality .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 77935
Area: 8.29
Elevation: 35
Official website: www.coochbehar.nic.in
Image: Front view of Cooch Behar Palace, WB, IN 09.jpg
Households: 18431
Dialing code: 3582

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postal code: 736101
Commons category: Cooch Behar
male population: 39014
illiterate population: 11531
literate population: 66404
female population: 38921

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Administrative map of Cooch Behar Cooch Behar ( Bengali pronunciation: [kot͡ʃ biɦar]), also known as Koch Bihar, is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on bank of the Torsa river. The city is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. During the British Raj, Cooch Behar was the seat of the princely state of Cooch Behar. In the North Bengal region, the only planned city with royal heritage is Cooch Behar. The city is a popular tourist destination and cultural hub in Bengal.

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