• SANTOSH MANDAL

Mech is a little known schedule tribal community of West Bengal . They are found in West Bengal and Assam only.They are mainly distributed inWest Bengal in the districts of Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar only. Total Mech population in West Bengal as per census 2001 is 9570.The Mech belong to the Indo-Mongoloid group of people and have similarities with other members of Bodo group such as Garos,Kachari and others.The Mech of West Bengal generally speaks local Bengali but their own language is called Kochcrow of Chini-Tibbeto or Kirat language family. Mech known for their rich culture and tradition. Mech tribes are under the process of acculturation. This paper will try to highlight the cultural geography of Mech tribe of Village Torsa, village Manglabari and forest village Kodal bastee of Jalpaiguri

schedule tribal , Chini-Tibbeto

"Contemporary Mech tribe in Jalpaiguri District : An environmental study ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.534-541, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808078.pdf

"Contemporary Mech tribe in Jalpaiguri District : An environmental study ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp534-541, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808078.pdf