This town is situated on the outskirts of Jaldapara National Park, which is famous for being home of 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.

It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan.

There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.

Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 medicine shop.

This train line is also connected to the major cities of India like Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi and Patna.

It is located on the NH 31 (Siliguri-Hasimara) and is connected with Siliguri and other places in North Bengal.