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Haridaspur observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Mohammad Bazar mandal is Temple and Rasmancha (Damodar Temple). No temple of this dedication is on record within Haridaspur itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Haridaspur ranks #4 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Haridaspur is a village of 4,494 people in 1,005 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 4th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316754. The sarpanch is HASNEHANA BIBI, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 5,298 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bharkata →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haridaspur · this village | 4,494 | 49% | — |
| Hatgachha · Mohammad Bazar | 5,557 | 41% | — |
| Jethia · Mohammad Bazar | 2,681 | 38% | — |
| Chak Raipur · Mohammad Bazar | 2,573 | 37% | — |
| Kapasdanga · Mohammad Bazar | 2,426 | 60% | — |
| Chanda · Mohammad Bazar | 1,920 | 39% | — |
| Pachmi · Mohammad Bazar | 280 | 35% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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