Chalsa is a small town situated just on the foot of the Himalayas in the Duars in Jalpaiguri district

Jalpaiguri District

Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...

 in West Bengal

West Bengal

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. This small town is surrounded by hills, tea gardens, rivers and forests. One part of the town is surrounded by Gorumara National Park

Gorumara National Park

Gorumara National Park is a National Park in northern West Bengal, India. Located in the Terai region of the Himalayan foothills, it is a medium-sized park with grasslands and forests. It is primarily known for its population of Indian Rhinoceros...

 and other part with Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

Chapramari Wildlife Reserve is close to the Gorumara National Park. Chapramari is about 30 km from Chalsa and Lataguri in West Bengal, India.A huge variety of flora and fauna covers the forests. Chapramari is famous for its elephant population....

. This small town was known as Queen of Duars in British India. Nearby forests are residence of a good collection of elephants and rhinos. It is situated on the way towards Birpara

Birpara

Birpara is a small commercial town in the centre of the Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district. It is a hub for transportation and trade for the tea garden region of the area.-Etymology:Birpara got its name from the conjunction of two words...

 or Alipurduar

Alipurduar

Alipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...

 from Siliguri

Siliguri

Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...

 via Malbazar

Malbazar

Malbazar , also known as Mal, is a sub-divisional town, a municipality in Jalpaiguri district, located in North Bengal, India. It lies about 65 km from Jalpaiguri and 55 km from Siliguri.-History:...

. It takes around 1.5 hours from Siliguri both on road and railways. It is 60 km from Bagdogra airport

Bagdogra Airport

Bagdogra International Airport or Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra is a military airport that is open for civilian flights. The airport is located in the town of Bagdogra, about from the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India...

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Geography

Chalsa is located at 26.88°N 88.78°E. It has an average elevation of 163 metres (535 feet). It is the headquarters of the Matiali

Matiali (Community development block)

Matiali is an administrative division in Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Metiali police station serves this block...

 community development block under the Malbazar subdivision

Malbazar subdivision

Malbazar subdivision , also known as Mal subdivision, is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Malbazar municipality and three community development blocks: Mal, Metiali and Nagrakata. The three blocks contain 22 gram panchayats. The subdivision...

 of the Jalpaiguri district.

Transport

Siliguri is the best starting point. Siliguri is connected by air (Bagdogra) from New Delhi

New Delhi

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, Guwahati

Guwahati

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, Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 and Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 and by rail (New Jalpaiguri

New Jalpaiguri

New Jalpaiguri is a major railway station of the city of Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is popularly known by its acronym NJP...

) from Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata. Siliguri is about 10 hours by road from Kolkata.
From Siliguri, Chapramari Sanctuary and Gorumara National Park are an hour and half away. And Chalsa is surrounded by these two forests. Road and rail transport are available choices. The National Highway is in very good condition and driving is comfortable.

Tourism

Various resorts and lodges around Gorumara. The Forest department has two bunglows each at Chapramari and Gourmara. There should be prior booking to avail these bunglows. There are also many cottages, resorts all around Garumara national park. They are mainly at Chalsa, Lataguri and Dhupjhora. Book your places to stay prior to arrival.