Sonada

Sonada
Town
Sonada Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°56′10″N 88°14′54″E / 26.9359973°N 88.2483673°E / 26.9359973; 88.2483673Coordinates: 26°56′10″N 88°14′54″E / 26.9359973°N 88.2483673°E / 26.9359973; 88.2483673
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Languages
• Official	Bengali Nepali English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kurseong

Sonada (Bengali: সোনাদা) is a small town in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It is 17 km from Darjeeling town and 16 km from Kurseong. Mirik is 23 km away, Ghoom 8 km, Mangpu 8 km and Takdah 11 km. It lies on National Highway 55 connecting Darjeeling with Siliguri. Sonada Monastery, Tiger Hill, Chatakpur, Goreto Nalichour Intek Ceder's and Senchal Lake are some places of interest near Sonada. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Toy Train) passes through this town and there is a DHR railway station here.

There are several Tea Estate located in Sonada Valley: Oaks, Rungmook, Ceder's, Milling, Moondakotee, Ringtong, Balasun, Margaret's Hope, Kalej Valley. Balasun River is best place for fishing where fish like trout is found in this region. Chatakpur Eco Village, 6km uphill from the town is a very beautiful place attracting many tourists from where sunrise can be seen.

Sonada has Salesian College and Sonada Degree College, which are affiliated to the University of North Bengal.

View of Sonada railway station