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Chaksijaipur observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Krishnagar - I mandal is A block Mahishmardini Baroyari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chaksijaipur 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.
Chaksijaipur is a village in Krishnagar-I mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with 812 inhabitants in 165 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60.8% and is situated at 23.335°N, 88.394°E.
By population, Chaksijaipur ranks #75 of 90 villages in Krishnagar - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chaksijaipur is a village of 812 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Krishnagar - I block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 75th-largest of 90 villages in Krishnagar - I block. Literacy is 61%, 3 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Nadia district centre, 3 km from Mohisunra, the nearest town, 7 km from Dignagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741317, served by Joania Bhaluka post office; the LGD village code is 321711. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bishnupur Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is HABIJUL MONDAL, and the village votes in Krishnanagar Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sadhan Ghosh. The population is estimated at 908 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhaluka →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaksijaipur · this village | 812 | 61% | — |
| Chakpansila · Krishnagar - I | 0 | — | 0.5 km W |
| Sijaipur · Krishnagar - I | 1,983 | 68% | 0.7 km N |
| Satkulta · Krishnagar - I | 2,250 | 48% | 1.7 km W |
| Bankar Dhopadi · Nabadwip | 4,156 | 48% | 3 km NW |
| Aluipara · Santipur | 1,421 | 68% | 3.2 km S |
| Hazrapal · Krishnagar - I | 1,724 | 50% | 3.3 km 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.
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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