The name of the place literally means "(the place) where the king had a meal". The folklore is that the kings of the princely state Koch Bihar used to come here for having picnic in the forests.
Geography
8km 5miles
A
S
S
A
M
B
H
U
T
A
N
Madhu TG
R
Buxa Hill Forest
Raydak Forest
Chikjora River
Raydak River
Sakos River
Jayanti River
Dima River
Kaljani River
Torsha River
Chilapata Forest
NP
Buxa Tiger Reserve
NP
Buxa Fort
H
Sankos TE
TE
Kumargram TE
TE
Uttar Mandabari
R
Raimatang
R
Rajabhatkhawa
R
Kumargram
R
Jayanti
R
Jashodanga
R
Kalchini
R
Alipurduar
M
Hasimara
A
Uttar Satali
CT
Dakshin Rampur
CT
Uttar Latabari
CT
Uttar Kamakhyaguri
CT
Sobhaganj
CT
Samuktala
CT
Mechiabasti
CT
Laskarpara
CT
Jaigaon
CT
Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[2][3][4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.