Place details
Place nameWest Bengal
CountryBharat
Latitude23
Longitude87.833
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Princely state of Cooch Behar became part of the state 1950; Chandernagore, formerly a French enclave, transferred to West Bengal 1954; most of population is Hindu, remaining are Muslim & small numbers of Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.