The caste of konch surname in bengali.
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Koches around the world are known by various names and styles which are synonyms to each other and means the same community. Koch community might have got divided because of the geographical boundaries but they are united as one of the international community because of their rich history and culture. They are known as Koch Rajbongshi in present state of Assam, Rajbongshi in the state of West Bengal, Koch in parts of Meghalaya and Rajbanshi in Nepal. Koch Rajbongshi (Koch) is an inhabitant of various Nations which in-cludes India (Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, and Meghalaya), Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. The Rajbanshi (Koch) of Nepal are officially designated as ‘Adivasi’. Koch (Koch Rajbongshi) is considered as one of the international community be-cause of its presence in various Nations of South Asia. The primary livelihood of the community is agriculture and farming, they lives very close to the nature because of the fact that primitively they were ‘Animist’ and same significance is still prevailing among the community. [1]
The Koch Rajbongshi (Koch), also known as Rangpuri, Rajbanshi, Koch Rajbanshi,[2] are an ethnic group inhabiting parts of Assam, northern West Bengal, and some pockets on the eastern parts of Nepal, Bihar, Bhutan and northern Bangladesh. They are recognized as OBC in the state of Assam as Koch-Rajbongshi and SC in the state of West Bengal as Rajbanshi. They are spread mainly in the districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and the plain lands of Darjeeling in West Bengal; Goalpara and Dhubri districts of Assam; and Rangpur and Dinajpur Districts of Bangladesh. Substantial amount of Rajbongshi population can also be found in the Malda district of West Bengal, Purnia district of Bihar and the Jhapa District of Nepal.