Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Cooch Behar district | |
| 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 | 832.3/km2 (2,156/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.78 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 942 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| 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. 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.