The Koches of Meghalaya | Tribes of India

Presenting The Koches of Meghalaya in Tribes of India series.

The Koch is a scheduled tribe inhabiting the Western Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The term Koch is derived from the words ‘Kochimuchi’ which means shrinkage due to shame.They claim that their original home was
in the Arbella Hill range of central Garo Hills.

The Koches are mainly concentrated in the western and south western
part of West Garo Hills in the district of Meghalaya. They are also found in Assam, Manipur, Tripura, North Bengal, Bangkura in West Bengal, Purnia
in Bihar and in Chittagong and Noahkali of Bangladesh.

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