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Revenue village·Para block·Purulia

Kalla

Para mandal
Pincode 723126
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Kalla

  • Brick Deul, Para · 0.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Para mandal

The principal temple recorded for Para mandal is Brick Deul, Para. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kalla 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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Kalla is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,142 in 204 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.8% and PIN code 723126.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SULEKHA BOURI
Contact: 81****5466
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LGD code
330056
Pincode
723126
Post office
Anara RS
Population
1,142
Households
204
Literacy rate
53.8%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
395
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Kolkata
216 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1078 km
Nearest railway station
Anara · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kalla compares

By population, Kalla ranks #54 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.8%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Kalla
53.8%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+56 vs mandal average
Kalla
1,000
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kalla
5.6
Para mandal
5.5

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

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Kalla at a glance

Kalla is a village of 1,142 people in 204 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 54th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Purulia district centre, 50 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 6 km from Anara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723126, served by Anara RS post office; the LGD village code is 330056. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation, <1 km away. The sarpanch is SULEKHA BOURI, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 1,346 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Udaypur-Joynagar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kalla · this village1,14254%
Para · Itahar2,70453%0 km N
Pirma · Para1,00365%0 km N
Para · Para9,69756%0 km N
Gahira · Para1,23147%0 km N
Pabra · Para1,47851%0 km N
Palma · Para3,90051%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalla

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
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
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
321.95
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kalla

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 — Kalla

LGD code
330056
Pincode
723126
Post office
Anara RS
Population (Census 2011)
1,142
Population (projected 2026)
1,346
Households
204
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
53.8%
Coordinates
23.50960°N, 86.51466°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
SULEKHA BOURI
Block / Mandal
Para
Getting there

How to reach Kalla

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 44 min by car · 2 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata216 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1078 km
  • Delhi1088 km
  • Chennai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAnara6 km
  • Hospital / PHCLokeswarananda Eye Foundation<1 km
  • ATM / bankIndusInd Bank32 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump25 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University24 km
  • Police stationJharia Police Station28 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kalla

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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