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Pundibari

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Pundibari
Village
Pundibari Station Nameplate
Pundibari Station Nameplate
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736165
Vehicle registrationWB
Nearest citycoochbehar
Websitecoochbehar.nic.in

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.

Geography

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Location

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Pundibari is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[3] It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Community Development Block under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the district.[4]

Area overview

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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.

Civic administration

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Police station

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There is a police station at Pundibari.[7][8]

Transport

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The Pundibari railway station is on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of the Barauni–Guwahati line.[9]

Education

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Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya initially started functioning as a satellite campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya and was formally established in 2001.[10]

Healthcare

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Pundibari Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pundibari, is the major government medical facility in the Cooch Behar II CD block.[11]

References

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