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Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar

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1 day Oct–Mar

Rajbari palace town

Why this weekend?

Cooch Behar palaceSagardighi lakeMadan Mohan temple
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The day-by-day plan

Day 1Day 1 · The raj town
  1. Palace morning
  2. Museum visit
  3. Madan Mohan temple
  4. Sagardighi walk
  5. Evening

Geography & terrain

Cooch Behar lies on the plains of north Bengal at the state's junction with Assam, 160 km from Siliguri and 15 km from the Bangladesh border — the old capital of the Koch dynasty, its palace-town set among the riverine greenery.

History & culture

The Koch kingdom's capital of the 16th century was rebuilt by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan in the 1890s — the Italian Renaissance-style Cooch Behar Rajbari with its domes and galleries recording the maharaja's late-royal age; the Madan Mohan temple's terracotta, the palace museum's collections and the Rastu festival of the palace grounds carry the town's raj-era story.

Where to stay

Budget

₹1,500–3,500/night

Mid-range

₹3,500–7,000/night

Comfort

₹7,000+/night

Things to do

Domed palace
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Domed palace

Terracotta temple
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Terracotta temple

Royal museum
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Royal museum

Great tank
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Great tank

Raj lawns
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Raj lawns

Eat & drink

  • Kosha mangsho
  • Macher jhol (fish curry)
  • Sorshe ilish
  • Sandesh
  • Rasgulla

Getting there

Fly
Kolkata (CCU) / Bagdogra (IXB)
Train
Howrah & Sealdah junctions
Road from Kolkata
varies by district — 50–600 km
Getting around
Metro (Kolkata), autos, buses

Budget snapshot

Total
₹3,500–10,500 (1 days)
Per day · Stay
₹1,500–7,000/night
Per day · Food
₹600–1,000
Per day · Transport
₹600–1,000
Per day · Activities
₹1,000–1,400

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Practical info

  • Language: Bengali (English understood in tourist spots)
  • Best window: Oct–Mar
  • Connectivity: good 4G in towns
  • UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops

Practical tips

  • The palace runs fixed museum hours — the morning start of the visit
  • The town's closeness to the border keeps the identity papers handy
  • Pairs with the district's tea and forest country for the northern-plains circuit

Frequently asked questions

The old Koch capital of north Bengal — a domed 1890s palace and a terracotta temple town.

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The Cooch Behar Rajbari and the Madan Mohan temple lead the town.

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A full day of the palace, the museum and the tanks.

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Rajbari palace town

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