Short answers, pulled from the story.
The name Cooch Behar emerged from two distinct words that merged into a single identity. Cooch represents a corrupted form of Koch, the name of an ethnic group inhabiting vast tracts of land to the north-east of Bengal. Behar derives from vihara, meaning abode or sport.
Cooch Bihar became part of the state of West Bengal on the 19th of January 1950 with Cooch Behar town as its headquarters. This occurred after Maharaja Jagaddipendra Narayan transferred full authority jurisdiction and power of the state to the Dominion Government of India effective the 12th of September 1949.
The first important Koch ruler was Biswa Singha who came to power in 1515. His son Nara Narayan later led the Kamata Kingdom to its zenith while his younger brother Shukladhwaj Chilarai undertook expeditions to expand the kingdom as governor of its eastern portion.
According to the 2011 census Cooch Behar district has a population of 2,819,086 roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica. The district has a population density of 540 per square kilometer and a sex ratio of 942 females for every 1000 males.
Kalonunia rice was awarded the Geographical Indication status tag on the 2nd of January 2024 valid until the 11th of March 2034. It became the third rice variety from West Bengal after Tulaipanji rice to earn the GI tag.