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Methrani observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Gazole mandal is Manaskamana Kali Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Methrani 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.
Methrani is a village in Gazole mandal, Malda district, West Bengal, with a population of 473 across 111 households and a literacy rate of 57.5%. It is located at 25.263°N, 88.266°E with postal code 732124.
By population, Methrani ranks #194 of 291 villages in Gazole mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Methrani is a village of 473 people in 111 households (Census 2011) in Gazole block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 194th-largest of 291 villages in Gazole block. Literacy is 58%, 3 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Malda district centre, 28 km from Habibpur, the nearest town, 2 km from Mahanagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 732124, served by Gajol post office; the LGD village code is 312625. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christian Mission Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BIBEK ROY, and the village votes in Habibpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Joyel Murmu. The population is estimated at 529 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Deotala →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methrani · this village | 473 | 58% | — |
| Kalihor · Gazole | 362 | 57% | 0.8 km N |
| Malanipur · Gazole | 133 | 53% | 1.2 km W |
| Ratul · Gazole | 2,374 | 41% | 1.4 km SE |
| Khalamba · Gazole | 962 | 48% | 2 km N |
| Taherkhani · Gazole | 644 | 33% | 2.1 km NW |
| Chaksundar · Gazole | 603 | 55% | 2.1 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.
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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