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Revenue village·Para block·Purulia

Charpatya

Para mandal
Pincode 723126
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Charpatya observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temple in Para mandal

The principal temple recorded for Para mandal is Brick Deul, Para. No temple of this dedication is on record within Charpatya itself.

When the idol is immersed

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 forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

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.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

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.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

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.

Take the accessories home

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Charpatya is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,187 across 236 households. The literacy rate is 53.3%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MITHU BHATTACHARYA
Contact: 81****5498
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LGD code
330024
Pincode
723126
Post office
Anara RS
Population
1,187
Households
236
Literacy rate
53.3%
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000♂
Workers
597
Distance to district centre
25 km
Distance to mandal centre
13 km
Distance to Kolkata
227 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1068 km
Nearest railway station
Kustaur · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Al-Shifa Hospital,Chandankiyari · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Charpatya compares

By population, Charpatya ranks #53 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.3%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Charpatya
53.3%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+31 vs mandal average
Charpatya
975
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Charpatya
5.0
Para mandal
5.5

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

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Charpatya at a glance

Charpatya is a village of 1,187 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 53rd-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Purulia district centre, 40 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 13 km from Kustaur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723126, served by Anara RS post office; the LGD village code is 330024. The nearest hospital or health centre is Al-Shifa Hospital,Chandankiyari, 8 km away. The sarpanch is MITHU BHATTACHARYA, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 1,328 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nadihasurulia

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Charpatya · this village1,18753%
Panara · Para74956%1.5 km S
Chaukunya · Para86854%2 km SW
Tetalda · Para2,82456%2.3 km NW
Chitadi · Para02.5 km S
Bhatdi · Para62953%2.5 km E
Pathakdi · Para58264%3.3 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Charpatya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
21
Primary school
2
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
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
671.05
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
102.32

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

Notice board · Charpatya

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Charpatya

LGD code
330024
Pincode
723126
Post office
Anara RS
Population (Census 2011)
1,187
Population (projected 2026)
1,328
Households
236
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
975
Literacy rate
53.3%
Coordinates
23.50763°N, 86.39132°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MITHU BHATTACHARYA
Block / Mandal
Para
Getting there

How to reach Charpatya

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata227 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1068 km
  • Delhi1078 km
  • Chennai1327 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKustaur13 km
  • Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand20 km
  • Hospital / PHCAl-Shifa Hospital,Chandankiyari8 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM28 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump20 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University17 km
  • Police stationJharia Police Station26 km
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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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