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Jamdanda observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Domjur mandal is Shibtala Baroari Durga Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jamdanda 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.
Jamdanda is a village in Domjur mandal, Howrah district, West Bengal. It has a population of 1,017 distributed across 222 households, with a literacy rate of 62.8%.
By population, Jamdanda ranks #28 of 32 villages in Domjur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamdanda is a village of 1,017 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Domjur block, Howrah district, West Bengal, the 28th-largest of 32 villages in Domjur block. Literacy is 63%, 6 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Howrah district centre, 20 km from Bara Kamalapur, the nearest town, 5 km from Domjur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 711411, served by Begri post office; the LGD village code is 332790. The nearest hospital or health centre is Green View Clinic Pvt Ltd, 4 km away. The sarpanch is NILUFA BEGUM, and the village votes in Jagatballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anupam Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,138 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kolora-I →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamdanda · this village | 1,017 | 63% | — |
| Dakshinbari · Domjur | 1,364 | 46% | 2.8 km N |
| Amre · Domjur | 1,136 | 65% | 2.7 km SE |
| Khas Mara · Domjur | 5,298 | 68% | 2.8 km NW |
| Sankharidaha · Domjur | 4,021 | 63% | 2.8 km SE |
| Sulati · Sankrail | 3,555 | 69% | 3.5 km SW |
| Jala Dhulagiri · Sankrail | 779 | 65% | 3.6 km S |
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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