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West Bengal Potato Farmers Protest Over Low Prices
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sampa Das Mistri
Contact: 80****5789
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- LGD code
- 306744
- Pincode
- 734012
- Post office
- Sushrut Nagar
- Population
- 1,918
- Households
- 404
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 666
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 456 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1121 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rangapani · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- North Bengal Medical College · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhota Pathuram compares
By population, Chhota Pathuram ranks #34 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.5%
+10.0% vs mandal average
Chhota Pathuram65.5%
Phansidewa mandal55.5%
Darjeeling district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−39 vs mandal average
Chhota Pathuram933
Phansidewa mandal972
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Chhota Pathuram4.7
Phansidewa mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhota Pathuram at a glance
Chhota Pathuram is a village of 1,918 people in 404 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 34th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 66%, 10 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 15 km from Sannyasikata, the nearest town, 1 km from Rangapani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734012, served by Sushrut Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 306744. The nearest hospital or health centre is North Bengal Medical College, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Sampa Das Mistri, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 2,145 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhota Pathuram · this village | 1,918 | 66% | — |
| Pelku · Matigara | 3,112 | 76% | 1.1 km N |
| Kalaram · Phansidewa | 2,463 | 64% | 1.4 km W |
| Thiknikata · Matigara | 3,294 | 78% | 1.9 km N |
| Dwarabaksa · Phansidewa | 1,161 | 64% | 1.9 km SE |
| Kauakhali · Matigara | 6,615 | 65% | 2.4 km N |
| Narayan · Phansidewa | 695 | 57% | 2.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhota Pathuram
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 204.37
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhota Pathuram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhota Pathuram
- LGD code
- 306744
- Pincode
- 734012
- Post office
- Sushrut Nagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,918
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,145
- Households
- 404
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Coordinates
- 26.67213°N, 88.38475°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phansidewa
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durga Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sampa Das Mistri
- Block / Mandal
- Phansidewa
Getting there
How to reach Chhota Pathuram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata456 kmcapital
- Delhi1121 km
- Hyderabad1450 km
- Chennai1732 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRangapani1 km
- Bus stopUttar Kanya3 km
- Hospital / PHCNorth Bengal Medical College2 km
- ATM / bankIndian Bank Rangapani2 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- CollegeNbu 2no gate5 km
- Police stationMatigara Police Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chhota Pathuram
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chhota Pathuram
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
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- Uttar Bansgaon Kismat
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- Bandar Gachh
- Bansgaonchakla
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- Dhakpara
- Molani
- Bhalamanashi
- Mahammadbaksa
- Gangaram Tea Garden
- Bara Pathuram
- Thakurganja
- Nirmmal
- Chikanmati
- Kalaram
- Tepu Tea Garden
- Kashiram
- Dhamnagachh
- Jogibhita
- Guabari
- Purbba Bansgaon Kismat
- Hetmuri
- Antigachh
- Radha
- Sahananda
- Mahipal
- Jabarali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)