title: Pundibari
text: # 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.
  
  