Pundibari
# Pundibari

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

### Location

Pundibari is located at 26°24′32″N 89°22′57″E﻿ / ﻿26.408890°N 89.382388°E﻿ / 26.408890; 89.382388. It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Community Development Block under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the district.

### Area overview

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. The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.

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

### Police station

There is a police station at Pundibari.

## Transport

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

## Education

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

## Healthcare

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

