| Bara Kodali | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.3045°N 89.7119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cooch Behar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 5008 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03582 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Tufangana |
Bara Kodali is a village and a gram panchayat in the Tufanganj II CD block in the Tufanganj subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India.
Bara Kodali is located at 26.3045°N 89.7119°W.
Bara Kodali I and Bara Kodali II are gram panchayats in the Tufanganj II CD block.[1]
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.
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]
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]