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Census Town in West Bengal, India

Jitu, Siliguri

Jitu is a census town in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

How locals move

Getting around Jitu, Siliguri the local way

  • Get aroundThere are electric rickshaws (locally known as totos), shared vans, an efficient public bus service, and rental cars.
  • Get aroundShared e-rickshaws and vans run on established routes: Standard fare: ₹20 per person (₹10 for short routes, ₹30 for long ones) - as of 2025.
  • Go nextDarjeeling — one of the oldest hill stations in India with interesting sites as well as trekking opportunities.
  • Go next₹400 for shared taxi from Tenzing Norgay bus station (a little more from NJP Station).
  • Go nextShared and private jeeps also ply the route from the same locations - approx ₹300 and ₹2,800/₹3,000 respectively.
  • Go nextFrom there, it is 1.7 km to the Nepalese border town of Kakarbhitta (rickshaws available).

From Wikivoyage: Siliguri, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.