Pundibari
Encyclopedia
Pundibari is a small town in Cooch Behar district
of West Bengal
, India
. The Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
is situated here.
of the district.
Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of a princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty....
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, translated in English as North Bengal Agricultural University is an agricultural university situated at Pundibari about 15 km away from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. The university has faculties of horticulture, agriculture and agricultural engineering....
is situated here.
Geography
Pundibari is located at 26.53°N 89.11°E. It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Community Development Block under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivisionCooch Behar Sadar subdivision
Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Cooch Behar municipality and two community development blocs: Cooch Behar–I and Cooch Behar–II. The two blocks contain 28 gram panchayats and three census towns...
of the district.