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Koldi observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Purulia - I mandal is Temple of Maa Jagadhatri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Koldi 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.
By population, Koldi ranks #97 of 114 villages in Purulia - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Koldi is a village of 346 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Purulia - I block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 97th-largest of 114 villages in Purulia - I block. Literacy is 41%, 14 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723102, served by Dulmi-nadiha post office; the LGD village code is 331003. The sarpanch is DEBI SAHIS, and the village votes in Purulia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudip Kumar Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 408 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhandarpuara-Chipida →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koldi · this village | 346 | 41% | — |
| Bhandar Puara · Purulia - I | 2,490 | 58% | — |
| Chipida · Purulia - I | 1,716 | 55% | — |
| Pichasi · Purulia - I | 1,614 | 53% | — |
| Chainpur Alias Turuhulu · Purulia - I | 1,332 | 44% | — |
| Penrra · Purulia - I | 1,242 | 47% | — |
| Dumarsol · Purulia - I | 1,027 | 53% | — |
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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