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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Pathar Hirhirar Chhat is a village in Phansidewa mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. It has a population of 4,039 across 826 households with a literacy rate of 53.6%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JOHN RAJAN KINDO
Contact: 99****9869
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- LGD code
- 306692
- Pincode
- 734429
- Post office
- Naksalbari
- Population
- 4,039
- Households
- 826
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,872
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 453 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1110 km
- Nearest railway station
- Naksalbari · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pathar Hirhirar Chhat compares
By population, Pathar Hirhirar Chhat ranks #11 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.6%
−1.9% vs mandal average
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- 53.6%
- Phansidewa mandal
- 55.5%
- Darjeeling district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+77 vs mandal average
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- 1,049
- Phansidewa mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- 4.9
- Phansidewa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pathar Hirhirar Chhat at a glance
Pathar Hirhirar Chhat is a village of 4,039 people in 826 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 18 km from Lahugaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Naksalbari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734429, served by Naksalbari post office; the LGD village code is 306692. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 6 km away. The sarpanch is JOHN RAJAN KINDO, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 4,518 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathar Hirhirar Chhat · this village | 4,039 | 54% | — |
| Tharu Bhita · Kharibari | 89 | 18% | 0.7 km NW |
| Pathar Hirhira · Phansidewa | 502 | 47% | 0.9 km E |
| Dagdhu · Kharibari | 29 | 62% | 1.2 km SW |
| Minghara · Naxalbari | 0 | — | 1.6 km NE |
| Nimubhitar Chhat · Naxalbari | 274 | 34% | 1.7 km N |
| Mingharar Chhat · Naxalbari | 245 | 69% | 1.7 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 135.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- LGD code
- 306692
- Pincode
- 734429
- Post office
- Naksalbari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,039
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,518
- Households
- 826
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Coordinates
- 26.64462°N, 88.25787°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phansidewa
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durga Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JOHN RAJAN KINDO
- Block / Mandal
- Phansidewa
Getting there
How to reach Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata453 kmcapital
- Delhi1110 km
- Hyderabad1439 km
- Chennai1723 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNaksalbari7 km
- Bus stopNaxalbari Bus Stand7 km
- Hospital / PHCNavjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre6 km
- ATM / bankSBI9 km
- Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump15 km
- CollegeGhoshpukur College7 km
- Police stationMatigara Police Station15 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 734429
- Uttar RamdhanKharibari mandal6,892 pop
- KamalaNaxalbari mandal4,908 pop
- GandagalKharibari mandal4,363 pop
- DhaknaNaxalbari mandal3,537 pop
- DayaramNaxalbari mandal3,182 pop
- BhogbhitaKharibari mandal2,991 pop
- RangaliKharibari mandal2,425 pop
- MangalsingNaxalbari mandal2,327 pop
- DangarbhitaKharibari mandal2,207 pop
Villages near Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
Other villages in Phansidewa mandal
View all 60+ →- Paschim Madati
- Lahugaon
- Madhya Bansgaon
- Bara Paikpara Arazi
- Budharugaon
- Mandila Jhar
- Purbba Madati
- Banshgaon
- Liusipukuri
- Uttar Bansgaon Kismat
- Bandar Gachh
- Bansgaonchakla
- Purba Bansgaon
- 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
- Chhota Pathuram
- Sahananda
- Mahipal
- Jabarali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)