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Kadaghata observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Krishnaganj mandal is A block Mahishmardini Baroyari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kadaghata 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, Kadaghata ranks #40 of 54 villages in Krishnaganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kadaghata is a village of 1,081 people in 256 households (Census 2011) in Krishnaganj block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 40th-largest of 54 villages in Krishnaganj block. Literacy is 64%, 2 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Nadia district centre, 10 km from Majhdia, the nearest town, 9 km from Banpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741508, served by Khalboalia post office; the LGD village code is 321785. The nearest hospital or health centre is Krishnaganj Rural Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is UMA BISWAS, and the village votes in Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Biswas. The population is estimated at 1,209 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gobindapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadaghata · this village | 1,081 | 64% | — |
| Naeayanpur · Chapra | 2,852 | 63% | 2.1 km NW |
| Karsura · Chapra | 653 | 67% | 2.4 km S |
| Panch Pota · Chapra | 2,469 | 58% | 2.8 km N |
| Amjhupi · Chapra | 1,094 | 60% | 2.8 km NW |
| Maghdia · Krishnaganj | 2,493 | 63% | 3 km SE |
| Maluapara · Chapra | 3,092 | 63% | 3.7 km NW |
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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