Chanchal is located at 25°23?N 87°59?E? / ?25.39°N 87.99°E? / 25.39; 87.99. Chanchal is the headquarter of the Chanchal subdivision. Also, the headquarter of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.

Chanchal subdivision consists of six blocks Harishchandrapur–I, Harishchandrapur–II, Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, Ratua–I and Ratua–II. Chanchal comes under the "Tal" region of the district.

It was the home of Raja Saratchandra Rai Bahadur, who built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. One part of the palace was transformed into a government college in 1969.The other part of the Palace is now Chanchal Subdivisional Court.^{[citation needed]}

Chanchal has three distinct seasons: summer, winter and monsoon. In summer the temperature sometimes reaches 45 degree Celsius. Winters are generally chilled and cool and sometimes temperature goes below 3 degree Celsius. During the monsoons (between June and September), the town is lashed by moderate to heavy rains.

Schools

• Aladipur High School
• Chanchal R.D. Girls' High School
• Chanchal Siddheswari Institution
• DIB High School
• Gobindapara High School
• Kaligram High School
• Kaligram Girls' High School
• Sadarpur High School
• Sukrabri A.K High Madrasah

College

• Chanchal College

• Shibram Chakraborty