# Sona Chandi Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Sona Chandi

Sona Chandi is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,751 people in 345 households**, the 19th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,751people (2011)
- 345households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona Chandi

Of every 100 households in Sona Chandi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sona Chandi · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**64%

Tap water ****27%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****46%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sona Chandi?

■ Sona Chandi · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**978

Working population ****43.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 620 (81%) · **■** Marginal 96 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharibari

- Hatidoba1,962 people
- Bairagi1,961 people
- Manjoy1,906 people
- Saheburam1,897 people
- Katia1,736 people
- Tari1,736 people
- Maynaguri1,704 people
- Chuchur Muchur1,682 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sona Chandi?1,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Chandi in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Chandi?54.6% (Census 2011)