Madan is a small village in Kharibari mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, with a population of 236 in 53 households and a literacy rate of 58.9%. Located at 26.644°N, 88.163°E with PIN code 734429, the village has two ATMs, two bus stops, and a restaurant.
By population, Madan ranks #68 of 74 villages in Kharibari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Madan is a village of 236 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Kharibari block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 68th-largest of 74 villages in Kharibari block. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 18 km from Lahugaon, the nearest town, 4 km from Batasi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734429, served by Naksalbari post office; the LGD village code is 306780. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SANTANA SINGHA, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 264 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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