Kanchanbari
Kanchanbari is a village in the Kumarghat subdistrict of the Unakoti district in the Indian state of Tripura. This village is located south of the district headquarters in Kailasahar and from the state capital Agartala. The village had a population of 6,696 as of 2011.
History
Babu Chand Singha purchased the land on which Kanchanbari was built from Habibulla Choudhury and Akbar Ali. Prior to this, the land was inhabited by Indigenous people, likely the Kuki. Singha then purchased taluk number 45 from Sarkar Bahadur. His son, Chandra Singh Choudhury, reportedly built a royal residence for Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, king of the Tripura Kingdom, and invited him to stay, after which he became close with the royal family. In 1927, the king visited Kailashahar, where he established the pargana Birchandra Nagar. Chandra Singh Choudhury became landlord of the pargana following the death of his father. Birchandra Nagar was later renamed Kanchanbari.The name Kanchanbari was derived from Kanchanbrabhadebi, queen of Tripura and wife of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman. Revenue collected from Kanchanbari was deposited in the queen's treasury.
Geography
Kanchanbari has a tropical savanna climate and sees rain from the southwest monsoons during the summer months. The four main seasons are winter, pre-monsoon season, monsoon season, and post-monsoon season. Temperatures range from 10 °C and 35 °C, with winter being its coldest season. The highest temperature is generally recorded in May and the lowest in January, and maximum rainfall is usually seen in June and July.Holocene age quaternary sediments are visible in Kanchanbari. The lithology of local soil is alluvium. The Manu River flows south to north on the eastern side of the village, while the Laljuri Chherra flanks the western side. Kanchanbari is also home to Lake Kanchanmala Dighi.