Back كوتش بيهار (منطقة) Arabic كوتش بيهار ARZ কোচবিহাৰ জিলা Assamese कूचबिहार जिला Bihari কোচবিহার জেলা Bengali/Bangla Districte de Cutx Behar Catalan Koch Bihār (distrito) CEB Koch Bihar (Distrikt) German Distrito de Koch Bihar Spanish Cooch Behar barrutia Basque
Cooch Behar | |
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 Interactive Map Outlining Cooch Behar District | |
.svg) Location of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′N 89°21′E / 26.283°N 89.350°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Jalpaiguri |
| Headquarters | Cooch Behar |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Cooch Behar Sadar, Dinhata, Mathabhanga, Tufanganj, Mekhliganj |
| • CD Blocks | Cooch Behar I, Cooch Behar II, Dinhata I, Dinhata II, Sitai, Mathabhanga I, Mathabhanga II, Sitalkuchi, Tufanganj I, Tufanganj II, Mekhliganj, Haldibari |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Cooch Behar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Mathabhanga, Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata, Natabari, Tufanganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,819,086 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.78 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 942 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | coochbehar |
Cooch Behar district (Bengali pronunciation: [kot͡ʃ biɦar d͡ʒela]), also known as Koch Bihar district, is one of the 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri Division.[3] Cooch Behar city is the headquarters of the district. This district was a Princely state until 1949 CE. The district consists of the flat plains of North Bengal and has several rivers: the most notable being the Teesta, Jaldhaka and Torsa. The district has the highest proportion of Scheduled Castes in the country.[4]
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Cooch Behar District | Cooch Behar – City of Beauty | India". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Districts having more than 40% SC population in India | Department of Social Justice and Empowerment - Government of India". socialjustice.gov.in. Retrieved 2 May 2025.