Beautiful Tourist Attractions in Lataguri, West Bengal, India

Beautiful Tourist Attractions in Lataguri, West Bengal, India

Lataguri town is located on the Indian subcontinent in West Bengal state. The town is situated outside the National Park near to NH 31. The geographical coordinates puts this place at 26.706283⁰N and 88.766085⁰E. Lataguri is 2134 meters above sea level. In the summer season the temperature ranges from 20^oC to 35^oC and in winter season the temperature ranges from 4^oC to 24^oC.

Best time to pay a visit to Lataguri is between the months of November to March.

History of Lataguri

According to historians, Lataguri was rule by the kingdom of Kamrup till the mid 7th century. Later the Koch kingdom defeated the ruler of Kamrup. The place was ruled by many rulers before falling under the control of British Raj.

People & Culture in Lataguri

Lataguri offers a rich and varied culture. Since Lataguri is in West Bengal the people of the town are known as Bengali’s. People from all religion reside in Lataguri. Bengali, Hindi, English are the languages known by the people, with Bengali being the local language.

Various festivals like Diwali, Holi, E-id, etc., are celebrated with great prompt. But the most important festival in this region is the Navratri festivals celebrated in a grand manner throughout Lataguri.

Food and Shopping in Lataguri

The staple diet of the people in Lataguri is fish, vegetable and rice. People of Lataguri adore a variety sweets made of milk and sugar. There are many shops in and around Lataguri town selling leather made products and garments with exquisite designs. There are a few shopping complex located around Lataguri town. The names of some these shopping centers are given below

Binoy Badal Dinesh Shopping Complex
Mangalbari Hat
Unique Collection
Electri Mall
Ranirhat Market Complex

Tourist Places in and near Lataguri

There are beautiful landscapes and few palaces with amazing architecture of interest in and around Lataguri. Some of them are mentioned below

Gorumara National Park

Situated close to the rivers Jaldhaka and Murti, this park is home to a large number of wild animals and birds.

Buxa Tiger Reserve

Covering land mass of over 760 km², this reserve was dedicated to increase the declining population of Royal Bengal Tigers. The reserve was founded in the year 1983.

Buxa Fort

Located within the Tiger reserve is a fort known as Buxa fort which was used as a prison during the British era.

Jayanti Mahakal

One can go trekking to Jayanti Mahakal in order to view the narrow and dark caves.

Rovers Point

From here one can view various endangered species of birds in their natural habitats.

Other places of tourist interest near Lataguri include:

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
Jalpaiguri
Siliguri
Bagdogra
Alipurduar
Dooars
Totopara
Chilapata

Means of Connectivity to Lataguri

Lataguri is well connected to other places in India via roadways, railways and airways. The distance of Lataguri, via road, from various cities in West Bengal and neighboring states are given below

Kalimpong is located at a distance of 97 km
Gangtok is located at a distance of 144 km
Darjeeling is located at a distance of 144 km
Siliguri is located at a distance of 75 km
Kolkata is located at a distance of 630 km

Siliguri is the closest town to Lataguri village. Inter city transportation is facilitated by bus, taxis and rickshaws.

Jalpaiguri railway station is the closest station to Lataguri and is located at 43 km from Lataguri village. Trains are available on a regular basis from Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi.

Lataguri is also connected to the rest of the world via airways. The closest airport is the Bagdogra airport which is located at a distance of 78 km. There are regular flights from other cities from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Guwahati. Kolkata International Airport near Kolkata is located at a distance of 631 km.

Accommodation Options at Lataguri

There are four star hotels and resorts with luxury rooms having beautiful interiors and amazing decors in Lataguri, providing tourist world class amenities at a cost of Rs. 3500/- per day. There are also decent economy hotels renting rooms on a daily basis at tariff of Rs. 500/- at Lataguri. A list of hotels in Lataguri are mentioned below: