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Chandra

Puncha mandal
Pincode 723128
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Festival

Durga Puja

Chandra observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temple in Puncha mandal

The principal temple recorded for Puncha mandal is atchala (harimandir). No temple of this dedication is on record within Chandra itself.

Durga Puja in West Bengal

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Purulia
PC 35
→VS
Kashipur
AC 244
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHHABI ORANG
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LGD code
331112
Pincode
723128
Post office
Balakdih
Population
3,884
Households
790
Literacy rate
57.9%
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,989
2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Chandra ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Chandra ranks #3 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.9%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Chandra57.9%
Puncha mandal59.3%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
Same as the mandal average
Chandra976
Puncha mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
Chandra4.9
Puncha mandal4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

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ಗ್ರಾಮಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆದೂರ
Chandra · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ3,88458%—
Deorang · Puncha2,37955%—
Noagarh · Puncha1,60563%—
Dhabani · Puncha77160%—
Rajakhanda · Puncha76853%—
Anandabazar · Puncha25461%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
14
Primary school
3
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
802.12
Irrigated area (ha)
247.67
Forest area (ha)
6.01

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Chandra

LGD code
331112
Pincode
723128
Post office
Balakdih
Population (Census 2011)
3,884
Population (projected 2026)
4,579
Households
790
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
976
Literacy rate
57.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kashipur
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamala Kanta Hansda
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHHABI ORANG
Block / Mandal
Puncha
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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