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Matkumdi 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 Matkumdi 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, Matkumdi ranks #70 of 114 villages in Purulia - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matkumdi is a village of 745 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Purulia - I block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 70th-largest of 114 villages in Purulia - I block. Literacy is 47%, 8 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Purulia district centre, 31 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 8 km from Tamna railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723153, served by Kantadih post office; the LGD village code is 330990. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pichasi Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is CHAMPA MANDAL, and the village votes in Purulia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudip Kumar Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 833 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chakaltore →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matkumdi · this village | 745 | 47% | — |
| Narradi · Purulia - I | 299 | 58% | 1.3 km SW |
| Bagdadi · Purulia - I | 576 | 55% | 1.5 km SW |
| Gopladi · Purulia - I | 1,416 | 46% | 1.8 km W |
| Salikakumarda · Purulia - I | 1,784 | 48% | 1.9 km SE |
| Sorishabahal · Barabazar | 958 | 59% | 2.2 km S |
| Chituara · Purulia - I | 408 | 45% | 2.8 km NE |
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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