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Pundibari | |
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Village | |
Pundibari Station Nameplate | |
Coordinates: 26°24′32″N 89°22′57″E / 26.408888°N 89.382372°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Cooch Behar |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 736165 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Nearest city | coochbehar |
Website | coochbehar |
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.
Pundibari is located at 26°24′32″N 89°22′57″E / 26.408890°N 89.382388°E.[3] It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Community Development Block under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the district.[4]
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[5] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
There is a police station at Pundibari.[7][8]
The Pundibari railway station is on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of the Barauni–Guwahati line.[9]
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya initially started functioning as a satellite campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya and was formally established in 2001.[10]
Pundibari Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pundibari, is the major government medical facility in the Cooch Behar II CD block.[11]