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Shihulibari observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Temples near Shihulibari
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Neturia mandal is Baruipara Hanuman Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Shihulibari 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, Shihulibari ranks #65 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shihulibari is a village of 483 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 65th-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 789 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Purulia district centre, 46 km from Barra, the nearest town, 5 km from Chourashi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723121, served by Adra post office; the LGD village code is 330405. The nearest hospital or health centre is Panchet Hill Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is SHYAMALI BAURI, and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 540 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Janardandih →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shihulibari · this village | 483 | 48% | — |
| Rangadahar · Neturia | 112 | 57% | 1.1 km S |
| Chak Altabari · Neturia | 185 | 54% | 1.5 km NE |
| Puapur · Neturia | 1,290 | 65% | 2.2 km E |
| Dudhiapani · Egarkund | 243 | 48% | 2.5 km W |
| Dudhiapani · Neturia | 555 | 60% | 2.5 km W |
| Pahargora · Masalia | 111 | 61% | 3 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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