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Dompukur observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Chapra mandal is Simantini-devi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dompukur 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.
Dompukur is a village in Chapra mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal with a population of 7,101 across 1,584 households. The literacy rate is 56.5%, and the village is positioned at coordinates 23.571°N, 88.563°E.
By population, Dompukur ranks #8 of 83 villages in Chapra mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dompukur is a village of 7,101 people in 1,584 households (Census 2011) in Chapra block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 8th-largest of 83 villages in Chapra block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Nadia district centre, 7 km from Bangaljhi, the nearest town, 15 km from Muragatcha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741123, served by Bangaljhi post office; the LGD village code is 321553. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mary Immaculate Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is KHORSHED ALOM MONDAL, and the village votes in Chapra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jeber Sekh. The population is estimated at 7,943 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Alfa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dompukur · this village | 7,101 | 57% | — |
| Chhota Andulia · Chapra | 4,477 | 57% | 2.4 km NW |
| Arangsarisha · Chapra | 4,623 | 58% | 2.5 km SW |
| Badelangi Padmamala · Chapra | 9,066 | 61% | 3 km SE |
| Najhidaha · Chapra | 1,006 | 46% | 3.2 km S |
| Bania Khari · Chapra | 3,979 | 58% | 3.3 km NW |
| Alfa · Chapra | 2,688 | 54% | 3.6 km N |
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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