Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the

Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal. Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar ...

in the state of

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Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision has 1 police station, 2 community development blocks, 2 panchayat samitis, 28

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

s, 259

mouza In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a ...

s, 253 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 8

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

s. The municipality is:

Cooch Behar Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...

. The census towns are: Kharimala Khagrabari, Guriahati, Dhaliabari,

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. Etymology The word 'Baneswar' came from Ban+eeswar. Ban was a 'king of Asura'. He carried out 'S ...

, Khagrabari,

Baisguri Baisguri is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Baisguri is located at . Area overview The map alongside sho ...

Chakchaka Chakchaka is a census town and gram panchayat in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chakchaka is located at . Area overvie ...

and

Takagachh Takagachh is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Takagachh is located at . Area overview The map alongside sho ...

. The subdivision has its headquarters at

Police stations

Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 28

s under 2

community development blocks A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, to ...

: *

Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guriahati, one of the constituen ...

block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Chandamari, Falimari, Haribhanga, Patchhara, Chilkirhat, Ghughumari, Jiranpur, Putimari–Fuleswari, Dauaguri, Guriahati–I, Moyamari, Deoanhat, Guriahati–II, Panisala and

Suktabari Suktabari ( bn, সুকটাবাড়ি) is a Gram panchayat in the Cooch Behar I (community development block) of Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal state, India. Education * Suktabari Ekramia High Madrasa ...

. *

Cooch Behar II Cooch Behar II is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Khagrabari, one of the constituent p ...

block consists of 13 gram panchayats, viz. Ambari, Dhangdhinguri, Madhupur, Takagachh–Rajarhat, Baneswar, Gopalpur, Marichbari–Kholta, Bararangras, Khagrabari, Patlakhawa, Chakchaka, Khapaidanga and

Pundibari Pundibari is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Pundibari is located at . It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Communit ...

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13. Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision: *

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Cooch can refer to: * A colloquial term for the vagina * A variation of the surname Couch ** William Cooch (1898–1950), New Zealand artist, architect and stamp designer See also * Cooch Behar (disambiguation) * * Hoochie coochie, a dance *Couch ...

was established at

in 2012. *

Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (English: North Bengal Agricultural University) is a public state agricultural university in Pundibari about 11 km North-West of Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. It offers degree courses in Agricultural En ...

initially started functioning as a

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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), also known as Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, is an agricultural university in West Bengal, India. The university aims to provide higher education in theoretical and technical fields of Agricu ...

and was formally established in 2001 at

. * Cooch Behar Government Engineering College was established in 2016 at Cooch Behar. *

Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College popularly known as ABN Seal, earlier Victoria College, is a state-government owned co-educational college in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1888 and offers undergraduate and postgrad ...

(formerly Victoria College) was established in 1888 at Cooch Behar. *

Cooch Behar College Cooch Behar College is an undergraduate college located in Cooch Behar, West Bengal. It was established in 1970 and offers bachelor's degree in Commerce (B.Com) and Arts (BA). The college is affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University. ...

was established at Cooch Behar in 1970. *

Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya is an undergraduate, women's college in Cooch Behar, West Bengal established in 1981. It offers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Various subject. The college is affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma U ...

was established at Cooch Behar in 1981. * Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007 at

Dewanhat Dewanhat is a village in the Cooch Behar I CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. Geography Area overview The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the hi ...

. *

Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya, established in 2009, is and Honours and General degree college in Baneswar Baneswar is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district i ...

was established at

in 2009.

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.: .* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) *M.J.N. Hospital (District Hospital),

M, 400 beds *Cooch Behar Jail Hospital, Cooch Behar M, 10 beds *Cooch Behar Police Hospital, Cooch Behar M, 30 beds *J.D.Hospital (TB), Cooch Behar II, 120 beds *New Cooch Behar Railway Hospital, Cooch Behar II, 2 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) *Dewanhat Rural Hospital, Cooch Behar I CD block,

, 30 beds *Pundibari Rural Hospital, Cooch Behar II block,

, 30 beds Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) *Cooch Behar I CD block: Putimari Phuleswari (PO Patpushu) (10), Chilkirhat (6) *Cooch Behar II CD block: Patlakhawa (6), Bokalir Math (4), Gopalpur (10), Kaljani (4)

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the

delimitation of constituencies Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, states, counties or other municipalities.Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. All these three assembly constituencies will be part of

Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 1 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency are in Cooch Behar di ...

, which will be reserved for SC candidates.

References

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