Siliguri is the administrative headquarters of Siliguri subdivision, a part of the Darjeeling district of West Bengal in India. Siliguri is situated on the banks of Mahananda River in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is a principal commercial, tourism, transportation, and educational centre in the northern part of West Bengal. It is also the transit point for air, road and railway traffic to the northeast states and the neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bhutan. Siliguri has been witnessing an economic boom in the organised retail, hospitality and real estate industries due to its strategic geographical location and subsequent growth of population
