Cooch Behar District

West Bengal

Cooch Behar district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Cooch Behar. It covers 3,387 sq km and had a population of 28,19,086 at the 2011 census, a density of 833 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Cooch Behar
Area
3,387 sq km
Population
28.19 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
833 /km²
Literacy Rate
74.78%
Sex Ratio
942
per 1,000 males
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Cooch Behar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Cooch Behar district.

Total Population
28.19 Lakh
Male Population
14.51 Lakh
Female Population
13.68 Lakh
Rural Population
25.21 Lakh
Urban Population
2.98 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
14.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
74.78%
Population Density
833 /km²
Sex Ratio
942
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 80.7%Female literacy 68.5%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Cooch Behar district.

5
Tehsils
12
Blocks
128
Nyay Panchayats
128
Gram Panchayats
1,180
Villages
Headquarters
Cooch Behar
Languages
Bengali, Rajbanshi, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.32° N, 89.45° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Cooch Behar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Cooch Behar

Constituency No. 1 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Mekliganj
  • Mathabhanga
  • Cooch Behar Uttar
  • Cooch Behar Dakshin
  • Sitalkuchi
  • Dinhata
  • Natabari
  • Tufanganj
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Cooch Behar

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Mekliganj
No. 1 · Cooch Behar
PA
Paresh Chandra Adhikary
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Mathabhanga
No. 2 · Cooch Behar
SB
Sushil Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sitalkuchi
No. 5 · Cooch Behar
BB
Baren Chandra Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Dinhata
No. 6 · Cooch Behar
UG
Udayan Guha
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Natabari
No. 7 · Cooch Behar
MG
Mihir Goswami
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Tufanganj
No. 8 · Cooch Behar
MR
Malati Rava Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Cooch Behar

(9)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Cooch Behar district.

  • Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
    Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Cooch Behar · No. 1
  • PA
    Paresh Chandra Adhikary
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Mekliganj · No. 1
  • SB
    Sushil Barman
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Mathabhanga · No. 2
  • SR
    Sukumar Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Cooch Behar Uttar · No. 3
  • ND
    Nikhil Ranjan Dey
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Cooch Behar Dakshin · No. 4
  • BB
    Baren Chandra Barman
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Sitalkuchi · No. 5
  • UG
    Udayan Guha
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Dinhata · No. 6
  • MG
    Mihir Goswami
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Natabari · No. 7
  • MR
    Malati Rava Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Tufanganj · No. 8

Election History

Lok Sabha

Cooch Behar · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCJagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
    Votes 7,88,375Vote share 52.16%Margin 39,250
    1. 1. Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia · AITC7,88,375 (52.16%)
    2. 2. Nisith Pramanik · BJP7,49,125 (49.56%)
    3. 3. Nitish Chandra Roy · All India Forward Bloc30,210 (2%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPNisith Pramanik
    Votes 7,31,594Vote share 47.98%Margin 54,231
    1. 1. Nisith Pramanik · BJP7,31,594 (47.98%)
    2. 2. Paresh Chandra Adhikary · AITC6,77,363 (44.43%)
    3. 3. Gobinda Chandra Roy · All India Forward Bloc46,697 (3.06%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCRenuka Sinha
    Votes 5,26,499Vote share 39.51%Margin 87,107
    1. 1. Renuka Sinha · AITC5,26,499 (39.51%)
    2. 2. Deepak Kumar Roy · All India Forward Bloc4,39,392 (32.97%)
    3. 3. Hem Chandra Burman · BJP2,17,307 (16.31%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Cooch Behar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
8 Assembly
No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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Cooch Behar District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Cooch Behar
Area
3,387 sq km
Population
28.19 Lakh
Population density
833 per km²
Sex ratio
942 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
74.78%
Languages
Bengali, Rajbanshi, English
Tehsils
5
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
128
Villages
1,180
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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