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Resolution of RTA Board Meeting, Cooch Behar (Dated: 20/06/2024) Office of the District Magistrate, Cooch Behar invites Expression of Interest for implementing Awareness (regarding maintaining health and hygiene) on Mid-Day Meal (PM POSHAN) to the General Public as well as Beneficiaries
Cooch Behar ( / ˌkuːtʃ bɪˈhɑːr / ), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality lying on the bank of River Torsa 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 26°22′N 89°29′E. Cooch Behar is a planned city. [6] .
Cooch Behar district ( pronounced [ˈkuːtʃ biˈɦaːr]) is a district of the 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 state ruled by the Koch dynasty until 1949, when it became part of India.
The only planned city in North Bengal and once the capital of the Koch dynasty, Cooch Behar is the reminder of the glorious past of eastern India. Situated across the Indo-Bangladesh border with Assam on one side, Cooch Behar is adorned with palaces and temples inspired from religious and international forms of architecture.
Cooch Behar is also known as Koch Bihar or Coochbehar, situated on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas is the only planned town in North Bengal. Once a regal state, the historic town of Cooch Behar is famous for its growing tourism, fine climate, natural freshness, and blessed beauty.
Culture & Heritage. Since Cooch Behar was dominated by different dynasties including the Muslims & the British, it is a land of mixed cultures, similar to those of West Bengal and Bangladesh. People of different castes & creed (Muslims, Christians and Sikhs) inhabit here along with the Hindus.
Cooch Behar Palace, also called the Victor Jubilee Palace, is a landmark in Coochbehar city, West Bengal. It was designed on the model of Buckingham Palace in London in 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan inspired by the Italian renaissance.
