Cooch Behar
E179035
Cooch Behar is a historic town in northeastern India known for its royal palaces, planned layout, and cultural heritage as a former princely state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cooch Behar canonical | 5 |
| Cooch Behar district | 3 |
| Cooch Behar State | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooch Behar Context triple: [West Bengal, containsTown, Cooch Behar]
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A.
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a town in northeastern India known as an important administrative and commercial center near the Himalayan foothills.
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B.
Sikkim
Sikkim is a small, mountainous Indian state in the eastern Himalayas known for its dramatic landscapes, Buddhist monasteries, and proximity to Mount Kanchenjunga.
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C.
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a hilly state in northeastern India known for its heavy rainfall, lush forests, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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D.
Tripura
Tripura is a small, hilly state in northeastern India known for its diverse tribal cultures, historical palaces, and dense forests.
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E.
Manipur
Manipur is a northeastern Indian state known for its scenic hills and valleys, rich indigenous cultures, and capital city Imphal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooch Behar Target entity description: Cooch Behar is a historic town in northeastern India known for its royal palaces, planned layout, and cultural heritage as a former princely state.
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A.
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a town in northeastern India known as an important administrative and commercial center near the Himalayan foothills.
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B.
Sikkim
Sikkim is a small, mountainous Indian state in the eastern Himalayas known for its dramatic landscapes, Buddhist monasteries, and proximity to Mount Kanchenjunga.
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C.
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a hilly state in northeastern India known for its heavy rainfall, lush forests, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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D.
Tripura
Tripura is a small, hilly state in northeastern India known for its diverse tribal cultures, historical palaces, and dense forests.
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E.
Manipur
Manipur is a northeastern Indian state known for its scenic hills and valleys, rich indigenous cultures, and capital city Imphal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former princely state capital
ⓘ
municipal town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | district headquarters of Cooch Behar district ⓘ |
| borderingCountry |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| borderProximity | close to India–Bangladesh international border ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
national highways
ⓘ
railways ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| formerRulerDynasty | Koch dynasty ⓘ |
| formerRulerTitle | Maharaja of Cooch Behar ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cooch Behar Municipality ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cooch Behar Palace
ⓘ
Madan Mohan Temple ⓘ Sagar Dighi ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | noted heritage town of West Bengal ⓘ |
| historicalEra | princely state period under British India ⓘ |
| historicalRole | capital of the princely state of Cooch Behar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architectural heritage
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ historical significance ⓘ planned urban layout ⓘ royal palaces ⓘ |
| legislativeConstituency | Cooch Behar Assembly constituency ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cooch Behar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cooch Behar district
West Bengal ⓘ northeastern part of West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern India ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Koch dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Koch (Cooch) dynasty
|
| nearbyRegion |
Terai
ⓘ
surface form:
Dooars and Terai region
|
| officialLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 7361xx ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Rajbanshi ⓘ |
| riverNearby | Torsa River ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistance | approximately 700 km from Kolkata ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningFeature | grid-like street pattern in central areas ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | WB-64 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cooch Behar Description of subject: Cooch Behar is a historic town in northeastern India known for its royal palaces, planned layout, and cultural heritage as a former princely state.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cooch Behar district
this entity surface form:
Cooch Behar district
subject surface form:
North Bengal (India)
subject surface form:
North Bengal (India)
this entity surface form:
Cooch Behar district
this entity surface form:
Cooch Behar State