Siliguri Tourism

History of Siliguri

Hundreds of years ago by the British administration, Siliguri was declared a subdivision district. Siliguri has done great growth in the past few years. The Saktigarh Colony which is in South today, Siliguri once was located there. Hari Sundar Majumdar is known to be the first notable residents of Siliguri. He came to reside in Siliguri. The district library was named Terai Harsundar Library at the first place. Earlier Siliguri used to be a place where only agriculture was away or earning and very few people used to stay here, and now this is among the fastest-growing cities of India. It is a city where the Marwari, Bengali, Bihari and Nepali people live very happily and that is why it has become a cosmopolitan city.

Shopping in Siliguri

The Siliguri tourist guide will definitely take you to Hong Kong market, also known as Chandni Chowk, is a good place if u seek for fancy, unique and cheap priced things. From fabrics to electronics they have everything. One of the oldest markets is Mahabirstan, it has inexpensive fabrics and also good food and accessories. Seth Srilal Market keeps fabrics and silver jewelry and bidhan market which is known for shawls, fabrics, perfumes, bags, carpets they keep.