Cooch Behar District, West Bengal
Cooch Behar is an administrative district in West Bengal, India. The district is located about 670 km from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is in Cooch Behar. Bengali and Rajbongshi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 3,387 km², including 3,318.06 km² of rural area and 68.94 km² of urban area.
List of Subdivisions in Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar District is divided into 12 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,211 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.
| Sl. No. | Subdivision | Villages | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooch Behar - I | 146 | 343.43 |
| 2 | Cooch Behar - II | 116 | 379.54 |
| 3 | Dinhata - I | 131 | 270.78 |
| 4 | Dinhata - II | 124 | 256.37 |
| 5 | Haldibari | 62 | 200.80 |
| 6 | Mathabhanga - I | 102 | 300.61 |
| 7 | Mathabhanga-II | 93 | 296.95 |
| 8 | Mekliganj | 187 | 319.17 |
| 9 | Sitai | 53 | 155.55 |
| 10 | Sitalkuchi | 70 | 265.21 |
| 11 | Tufanganj - I | 73 | 316.61 |
| 12 | Tufanganj - II | 54 | 248.66 |
Population of Cooch Behar District
According to the 2011 Census, Cooch Behar District had a population of 28,19,086 people living in 6,65,720 households. The population comprised 14,51,542 males and 13,67,544 females, with an average population density of 832 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 28,19,086 | 25,29,652 | 2,89,434 |
| Male Population | 14,51,542 | 13,04,916 | 1,46,626 |
| Female Population | 13,67,544 | 12,24,736 | 1,42,808 |
| Total Households | 6,65,720 | 5,96,027 | 69,693 |
| Population Density | 832 / km² | 762 / km² | 4,198 / km² |
Cooch Behar District had 18,50,504 literate people and 3,44,645 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 14,14,336 and 18,125 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 3,44,645 | 3,19,225 | 25,420 |
| Literate Population | 18,50,504 | 16,17,223 | 2,33,281 |
| Illiterate Population | 9,68,582 | 9,12,429 | 56,153 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 14,14,336 | 13,50,657 | 63,679 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 18,125 | 16,872 | 1,253 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.