Sona Chandi is a village in Kharibari mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. The population is 1,751 across 345 households, with a literacy rate of 46%. Located at 26.561°N, 88.219°E, the village uses PIN code 734427.
By population, Sona Chandi ranks #19 of 74 villages in Kharibari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sona Chandi is a village of 1,751 people in 345 households (Census 2011) in Kharibari block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 19th-largest of 74 villages in Kharibari block. Literacy is 46%, 11 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 9 km from Lahugaon, the nearest town, 5 km from Adhikari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734427, served by Khoribari post office; the LGD village code is 306852. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 11 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA ROY, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 1,959 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sona Chandi · this village | 1,751 | 46% | — |
| Arjunmahal · Kharibari | 1,488 | 49% | 1.5 km W |
| Bagulahagi · Kharibari | 813 | 51% | 1.7 km N |
| Bhattagachh · Kharibari | 601 | 43% | 1.7 km E |
| Jagir · Kharibari | 1,662 | 53% | 2.1 km SW |
| Dhakna Gachh · Phansidewa | 184 | 46% | 2.1 km NE |
| Chuchur Muchur · Kharibari | 1,682 | 53% | 2.4 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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