Cooch Behar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal
About Cooch Behar
Surprisingly enough, Cooch Behar (কোচবিহারKOHCH-bih-hahr) is the only planned town in North Bengal. It was the capital of a princely state under the Koch Dynasty of the Kamata Kingdom. During the British Raj, Cooch Behar was the seat of the Cooch Behar State, ruled by the Koch Kingdom, often described as the Shiva Vansha, tracing their origin from the Koch tribe ofNorth-Eastern India. In 1896, the then King of Koch Bihar Maharaja Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur issued a gazette renaming the town from Koch Bihar to Cooch Behar. Under an agreement between the ruler of Cooch Behar and the Indian Government at the end of British rule, Maharaja Jagaddipendra Narayan transferred full authority, jurisdiction, and power of the state to the Dominion of India, effective 12 September 1949. Eventually,
Top Attractions in Cooch Behar
Explore the best things to see and do in Cooch Behar:
- ★Baneswar Shiva Temple
- ★Baradebi Bari
- ★Bhavani Cinema Hall
- ★Cooch Behar Palace
- ★Jaya Cinemas
- ★Madan Mohan Temple
- ★Madhupur Satra
- ★Narendra Narayan Park
Where to Eat in Cooch Behar
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Domino's Pizza
- 🍴Food Trucks area
- 🍴Golpo
- 🍴KFC
- 🍴Mio Amore
- 🍴Mitali Restaurant
Where to Stay in Cooch Behar
- 🏨Hotel BD
- 🏨Hotel Ellora
- 🏨Hotel Green View
- 🏨Hotel Maharani Palace
- 🏨Hotel Mayur
- 🏨Hotel Royal Palace
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