Alipurduar

Alipurduar is in North Bengal.

Alipurduar is located in the north-east corner of West Bengal, bordering on Bhutan and Assam. It is the headquarters Alipurduar district. The area is in eastern Dooars, Himalayan foothills, with thick forests and a variety of wildlife. The entire region exudes great scenic beauty.

Natural Interpretation centre

  • Buxa Tiger Reserve. Buxa Tiger Reserve is located near Alipurduar in the eastern Dooars. Amongst wildlife in the tiger reserve are tiger, leopard elephant, clouded leopard, Himalayan black bear, barking deer, gaur, pangolin, and python.
  • Buxa Duar. During British rule freedom fighers were imprisoned in Buxa Fort
  • Rajabhatkhawa. It has a railway station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala line and is also connected by road. Nature Interpretation Centre and Tiger Rescue Centre are points of interest at Rajabhatkhawa.
  • Jayanti. Exotic scenic beauty at the foot of the Bhutan Hills, Rich variety of wild life.
  • Rasik Beel. Situated about 34 km from Alipurduar, Rasik beel is a wet land complex. In Bengali beel means large water body. A recognised bird sanctuary it has such birds as lesser whistling teal, common teal, cotton teal, dapchick, bronze winged jacana, pheasant-tailed janacana, shoveler, barheaded goose, white-eyed poacherd etc. A 70 feet high watch tower has been constructed by Coochbehar Forest Division. There is a mini zoo at Rasik beel, with tortoise, gharial, leopard, spotted deer, peafowl and other inmates.

Cooch Behar