About Sona Chandi Village

Sona Chandi is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 862 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Chandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kharibari
Pincode	734427
Area (hectares)	111.29 hectares
Population	1,751
Male Population	862
Female Population	889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sona Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Sona Chandi is the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 111.29 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sona Chandi

Sona Chandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sona Chandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangmuni, Saheburam, Salbari and Shyamdhan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sona Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Chandi village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Sona Chandi village has 862 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Chandi has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sona Chandi is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona Chandi covers 111.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sona Chandi falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sona Chandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sona Chandi.

Sona Chandi is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.