Indo Islamic Heritage
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U.B.K.V. Masjid is the university mosque located within the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) campus at Pundibari, Cooch Behar. It serves students, faculty and staff with daily prayers, Jum’ah, Ramadan tarawih and campus religious activities. The mosque is supported by the university community and often hosts student-led Qur’an circles and exam-time quiet hours. Being on campus, access follows university entry guidelines; visitors should check with campus authorities. The university (UBKV) was established in 2001 and campus maps provide precise geocoordinates for easy mapping.
Situated within UBKV’s Pundibari campus, the UBKV Masjid functions as a formal institutional prayer space serving a mixed academic community: undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, technical staff and campus neighbours. Because the mosque is on a university campus, it benefits from institutional upkeep—scheduled cleaning, relatively robust facilities and co-ordination with campus administration for event scheduling. Daily prayers are observed punctually to fit academic timetables; Jum’ah congregations attract attendees from across faculties and sometimes neighbouring villages. Ramadan is a particularly active period: tarawih attracts students and staff, while student organisations often coordinate simple iftars and volunteer drives to support campus workers. Architecturally the campus mosque is typically modern and functional: a clean prayer hall oriented to the mihrab, tiled wudu areas, clear shoe racks and adequate ventilation; external landscaping often integrates the mosque into campus greens. Administrative oversight helps maintain utilities, grounds and occasional maintenance contracts. The mosque also provides an ideal location for short lectures, Quran circles and inter-departmental dialogues that explore faith in academic life—duties which align with the university’s community welfare mission. For large events the mosque coordinates with campus security and facilities teams to ensure orderly arrivals and departures and to manage parking. Because UBKV is a registered university, official campus maps and the university website provide precise coordinates; this makes the UBKV Masjid the only site in this list with institutionally verifiable mapping to doorstep level.
Year of Built: 2001
Address: Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) main campus, D.K. Kuthi area, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
Country: India
State: West Bengal
District: Cooch Behar
Pincode: 736165
Longitude: 89.38380° E
Latitude: 26.40447° N