Sonakandar, Old Malda

Sonakandar is a village located in the Maldah (Old) Subdivision of Maldah district of West Bengal. The village falls in Old Malda block and comes under Jatradanga Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Sonakandar is 460 out of which 243 are males and rest 217 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 893 females per 1000 males. There are around 63 teenagers in Sonakandar. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 182 persons can read and write. Total 383 people belonging to scheduled caste and 72 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 99 households in Sonakandar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 312. The pincode of Sonakandar is 732142 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Mangalbari Sub Post office
• Madhaipur Branch Post office
• Sahapur Branch Post office
• Bachamari Branch Post office
• Nageswarpur Branch Post office

Schools

Sonakandar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sahapur High School(High School)
• Bachamari G.K High School(High School)
• Osmania High Madrasah (High School)
• Gour Ch Ghosh Girls High School (High School)
• Vivekananda Shishu Mandir

Hospitals

Sonakandar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Madhaipur Sub-Center
• Meherpur Sub-Center
• Chhatianmore Sub-Center
• Nageswarpur Sub-Center

Banks

Sonakandar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Mangalbari
• State Bank of India RCPC Malda
• State Bank of India Old Malda
• State Bank of India Malda Fimm DSH
• State Bank of India Sme Branch Malda