This small town is surrounded by hills, tea gardens, rivers and forests.

According to the map of the Matiali CD block on page 165 in the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census, Chalsa Mahabari is shown as being the headquarters of the block and Matiali police station is shown as being located in Chalsa Mahabari.

[7] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre).

[8][9] The headquarters of the Matiali CD block are located at Chalsa Mahabari.

[10] According to the 2011 Census of India, Chalsa Mahabari had a total population of 4,973 of which 2,461 (49%) were males and 2,512 (51%) were females.

The total number of literate people in Chalsa Mahabari was 3,471 (77.41% of the population over 6 years).

From Siliguri, Chapramari Sanctuary and Gorumara National Park are an hour and half away.