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Chakia observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Puncha mandal is atchala (harimandir). No temple of this dedication is on record within Chakia 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.
Chakia is a village in Puncha mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal with a population of 514 across 130 households. The literacy rate is 47.5%, and the village is situated at 23.185°N, 86.716°E under postal code 723151.
By population, Chakia ranks #69 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chakia പശ്ചിമ ബംഗാൾയിലെ പുരുലിയ ജില്ല, Puncha ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 514 പേർ 130 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Puncha ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 109 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 69-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 48%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 59% നേക്കാൾ 12 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,016 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് പുരുലിയ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 25 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Aguri Band Punisolൽ നിന്ന് 40 കി.മീ, Jhantipahari റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 27 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 723151, Puncha പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 331063. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Hura Rural Hospital, 15 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് SOUMEN MISHRA; ഗ്രാമം Kashipur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Kamala Kanta Hansda. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 575, 2011നെക്കാൾ 12% കൂടുതൽ.
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| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakia · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 514 | 48% | — |
| Kanara · Puncha | 1,836 | 56% | 1.5 കി.മീ N |
| Joykalla · Puncha | 730 | 68% | 1.6 കി.മീ SW |
| Bhangabandh · Saraiyahat | 223 | 74% | 2.5 കി.മീ E |
| Bhangabandh · Gopikandar | 154 | 40% | 2.5 കി.മീ E |
| Bhangabandh · Shikaripara | 146 | 45% | 2.5 കി.മീ E |
| Bhangabandh · Maheshpur | 721 | 43% | 2.5 കി.മീ E |
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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