 It takes around 1.5 hours from Siliguri both on road and railways.It is 60 km from Bagdogra airport.According to the map of the Matiali CD block on page 165 in the "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census," Chalsa Mahababari is shown as being the headquarters of the block and Matiali police station is shown as being located in Chalsa Mahabari.