Bakula observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Temples near Bakula
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Haripal mandal is আলমপুর বিবেকানন্দ সংঘ. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bakula itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
Bakula is a village in Haripal mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal with a population of 1,142 across 263 households. The literacy rate is 75.2%, and the village is situated at 22.879°N, 88.214°E with PIN code 712223.
By population, Bakula ranks #97 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakula is a village of 1,142 people in 263 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 97th-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 75%, 5 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Hooghly district centre, 15 km from Bara Kamalapur, the nearest town, 4 km from Chandanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712223, served by Sheoraphuli post office; the LGD village code is 325402. The nearest hospital or health centre is Deltavision Healthcare, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Jamirul Haque Halder, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,277 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandanpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakula · this village | 1,142 | 75% | — |
| Mahisatikri · Haripal | 2,474 | 77% | 0.6 km SW |
| Kangai · Haripal | 485 | 83% | 1.3 km NW |
| Dakshin Babnan · Polba - Dadpur | 91 | 73% | 1.3 km E |
| Sinhal Patan · Singur | 881 | 74% | 1.6 km SE |
| Kadipara · Polba - Dadpur | 1,169 | 68% | 1.7 km N |
| Ati · Polba - Dadpur | 1,107 | 75% | 1.7 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.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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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