Cooch Behar
কোচবিহার
Cooch Behar district · Heritage Bengal
A princely state and its European-style palace.
About Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar was a princely state ruled by the Narayan dynasty. The Cooch Behar Palace (Victor Jubilee Palace), completed in 1887, is built in an Italian Renaissance style and is a highlight, along with the Madan Mohan temple and the Rash Mela held in November.
Highlights
- Cooch Behar Palace and museum
- Madan Mohan Temple
- Rash Mela (November)
- Sagardighi lake
Plan your trip
- Best time
- October to March.
- How to reach
- Cooch Behar has an airport (COH) and railhead; also connected by road to Siliguri and Alipurduar.
- Suggested stay
- 1 to 2 days
- Distance from Kolkata
- About 700 km by road
- Travel time
- Overnight train
- Nearest railway station
- New Cooch Behar
- Budget
- Budget
Nearby and related destinations
- Chilapata Forest: Dense forest with a ruined fort inside it. (about 690 km from Kolkata, nearest station Hasimara)
- Jaldapara National Park: Home to the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. (about 680 km from Kolkata, nearest station Hasimara or Madarihat)
- Buxa Tiger Reserve & Jayanti: Forest, a hill-top fort and a river on the Bhutan border. (about 700 km from Kolkata, nearest station Alipurduar Junction)
- Murshidabad: The last independent Nawabi capital of Bengal. (about 210 km from Kolkata, nearest station Murshidabad or Berhampore Court)
Part of these guides
Distances and travel times are approximate road figures from central Kolkata. Check timings, permits and road conditions before you travel.