Sagardighi is one of famous "Great Ponds" in the heart of Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at . Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage...

, West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

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. The name means an ocean-like pond

Pond

A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens, water features and koi ponds; all designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural...

, exaggerated in view of its great significance.

Sagardighi is a place of refreshment to everyone from children to the elderly. It is surrounded by many important administrative buildings, like District Magistrates Office, Administrative Buiilding of North Bengal State Transport Corporation, BSNL's DTO Offiec on the West; Office of the Superintendent of Police, District Library, Municipality Building on the South, Office of BLRO, Sate Bank of India's Cooch Behar Main Branch and many other on the East and RTO office, Foreigner's registration office,District Court etc. on the North.
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