Mathabhanga (appellation)
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| Mathabhanga | |
|---|---|
| ActiveRecorded as grown here since 2000 | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asian Gene Pool |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | North Bengal Plains |
| Growing Area | Koch Bihar |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar District |
| Coordinates | 26.40, 89.19 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 600 km² |
| Terrain | Approximately the Mathabhanga I and II blocks: alluvial plain |
| Climate | |
| Climate Type | Subtropical humid |
| Seasons | Monsoon (Jun–Sep), Winter (Nov–Feb) |
| Growing history | |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Mathabhanga is a landrace cannabis appellation in the Koch Bihar growing area of the North Bengal Plains, in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India. It covers the Mathabhanga I and II community development blocks.
Cultivation and enforcement
Balasi Hazrahat, in the Mathabhanga police station area, was one of the sites where the district police destroyed cannabis in September 2024.[1]
Most reports from the blocks are seizures at police checkpoints on the Cooch Behar to Mathabhanga road at Nishiganj[2][3] and on the Pundibari to Falakata highway near Ghoksadanga.[4][5] In September 2025 Ghoksadanga police arrested four people with about 24 kg of ganja at a house near Matiyarkuthi in Parduby.[6]
Accessions
No accessions documented yet.
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References
- ↑ [Behar district police destroy marijuana cultivation across multiple locations in coordinated operation]. Landrace.Wiki News, 24 September 2024.
- ↑ [police seize about 23 kg of ganja and arrest four including a civic volunteer]. Landrace.Wiki News, 4 February 2024.
- ↑ [seize 25 kg 700 g of ganja from two women travelling by bus at Nishiganj]. Landrace.Wiki News, 27 January 2025.
- ↑ [police seize about 82 kg 400 g of ganja concealed among plastic buckets]. Landrace.Wiki News, 16 November 2024.
- ↑ [police seize about 68 kg of ganja from two cars on the Pundibari to Falakata highway]. Landrace.Wiki News, 13 September 2025.
- ↑ [police seize about 24 kg of ganja at Parduby in Mathabhanga and arrest four]. Landrace.Wiki News, 2 September 2025.