Places in the Tufanganj and Dinhata subdivisions (except Sitai CD block) in Cooch Behar district CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Bara Kodali I and Bara Kodali II are gram panchayats in the Tufanganj II CD block.[1]
Area overview
The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% in the urban areas.[2] The district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Bara Kodali had a total population of 5,008. There were 2,574 (51%) males and 2,435 (49%) females. There were 535 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bara Kodali was 3,346 (74.79% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Culture
Dameswar Shiv Mandir is housed in a small structure with a tin roof. The Shiva linga is worshipped as Great Mahadev. Locals believe that the Shiva linga was established here by Sukladwaj or Chilarai, (1510–1571), younger brother of Nara Narayan, of the Koch dynasty . However, there is no trace of the original temple. It is under the Cooch Behar Debuttor Sangstha.[5]
^Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Page 56.
