Chatakpur Eco Village

Chatakpur Eco Village is a small forest village located inside Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary near Darjeeling in West Bengal, at an altitude of about 7,800 feet. Developed as an eco-tourism destination by the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation, it offers homestays amid pine forests with views of Kanchenjunga. Known for its tranquil environment, biodiversity, and sunrise viewpoints, it serves as a nature retreat away from Darjeeling town.

Visitors can expect a quiet Himalayan forest village inside Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary with wooden homestays and cottages surrounded by pine and rhododendron forests. The village offers panoramic views of Mount Kanchenjunga and the Darjeeling hills, forest trails for nature walks, birdwatching opportunities, and sunrise and sunset viewpoints. Facilities are basic and eco-friendly, with limited mobile connectivity and a focus on nature immersion.

Chatakpur is a forest village inside Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries in India established in 1915. The eco village was developed by the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation (WBFDC) as a community-based eco-tourism model to promote conservation and provide livelihood to local forest villagers while protecting the sanctuary's biodiversity and watershed that supplies water to Darjeeling.

The village reflects the culture of local Nepali and Lepcha communities who host visitors in traditional homestays, offering local cuisine and hospitality. It represents a community-based eco-tourism initiative that integrates forest conservation with local livelihoods and Himalayan village life.