Chalsa (Hindi: ;Bengali: ) is a small town situated just on the foot of the Himalayas in the Duars in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. This small town is surrounded by hills, tea gardens, rivers and forests. One part of the town is surrounded by Gorumara National Park and other part with Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary. 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 or Alipurduar from Siliguri via Malbazar. It takes around 1.5 hours from Siliguri both on road and railways. It is 60km from Bagdogra airport. Chalsa is located at 2653N 8847E / 26.88N 88.78E / 26.88; 88.78. It has an average elevation of 163metres (535feet). It is the headquarters of the Matiali community development block under the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district. Siliguri is the best starting point. Siliguri is connected by air (Bagdogra) from New...
