Madarihat

Madarihat is a small town located in the Alipurduar subdivision of Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India. This village is situated on the outskirts of Jaldapara National Park, which is famous for Indian rhinoceros. This is one of the main tourist spots in North Bengal, surrounded by tea gardens, forests, hills, and small rivers, and also having highly diverse population. Madarihat is also world famous for the local wooden furniture.

Madarihat
Town
Madarihat
Location in West Bengal, India
Madarihat
Madarihat (India)
Coordinates: 26.7000°N 89.2833°E / 26.7000; 89.2833
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar district
TalukasAlipurduar subdivision
Population
 • Total47,187
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English (nepali)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735220
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars (ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMadarihat (ST)

Transport

The local train station, Madarihat, is connected by the newly converted broad gauge New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line. The train line leads through the forests and tea gardens of North Bengal. This train line is also connected to the major cities of India like Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi and Patna. However, the important stations are Birpara and Hasimara, both of which are 20 km away, New Alipurduar (50 km away), New Cooch Behar (80 km), and New Jalpaiguri (140 km). Bagdogra Airport is the nearest airport.(140 km). It is located on the NH 31 (Siliguri-Hasimara) and is connected with Siliguri and other places in North Bengal. North Bengal State Transport Corporation buses, Bhutan Government buses, and minibuses are available from Siliguri to Alipurduar via Madarihat. Private cars can be hired at Siliguri.

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