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Sahispur observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Chakdah mandal is Karunamoyee Kali Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sahispur 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, Sahispur ranks #38 of 101 villages in Chakdah mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sahispur is a village of 2,222 people in 503 households (Census 2011) in Chakdah block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 38th-largest of 101 villages in Chakdah block. Literacy is 66%, 6 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741223, served by Purbabishnupur post office; the LGD village code is 322252. The sarpanch is GOBINDA GHOSH, and the village votes in Ranaghat Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Kumar Biswas. The population is estimated at 2,620 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahispur · this village | 2,222 | 66% | — |
| Mandalhat · Chakdah | 3,748 | 75% | — |
| Banamalipara · Chakdah | 3,489 | 65% | — |
| Sibpur · Chakdah | 3,072 | 68% | — |
| Jaguli · Chakdah | 2,735 | 69% | — |
| Ghetu Gachhi · Chakdah | 2,230 | 69% | — |
| Nikhar Gachhi · Chakdah | 2,213 | 61% | — |
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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