Kandorsona
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Kandorsona কাঁন্দোরসোনা Durgabati |
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 Kandorsona
 Kandorsona
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| Coordinates: 23°12′51″N 87°56′05″E / 23.214170°N 87.934731°ECoordinates: 23°12′51″N 87°56′05″E / 23.214170°N 87.934731°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,362 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 713149 |
| Telephone code | 91 342 |
| Vehicle registration | WB 42 |
| Website | bardhaman |
Kandorsona is a village in Burdwan II CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal.
The village was founded around 1000 A.D. Manasamangal writings state that the earrings of Devi Behula were dropped there. Traces of the former Gangur River can be found in Kandorsona. Indian mythology's Goddess of Snakes, Manasa, is the main god worshipped in this village.
It is 10 km away from the town of Bardhaman, and 1.5 km from Gangpur Station. It is known for its sweets, especially Saktigarh’s famous Langcha (Bengali: ল্যাংচা). There are many temples, one cold store, two rice mills, one biscuit factory, one brick factory, several grocery shops and other shops, one petrol pump, two roadside hotels, one medicine shop, one dispensary for people and one dispensary for animals.
The village is accessible via the Durgapur Expressway and National Highway 2. The village is situated near the Damodar River, which sometimes floods in the rainy season. A wide variety Indian birds and animals are found there.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Kandorsona had a total population of 3,362 of which 1,687 (50%) were males and 1,675 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 410. The total number of literates in Kandorsona was 2,017 (68.33% of the population over 6 years).
Various tribes, such as the Santhal, Kora, Dule, Hari, and Orang of Bengal reside in this village beside the Hindu and Muslim communities. Kandorsona Janakalyan Sangha, and other clubs organize cultural and recreational festivals.
The main occupations of the villagers are agriculture and animal husbandry. Others work as veterinarians, doctors, engineer and factory workers.
Many temples stand in the village, including the Janardan temple, Jora Shiva temple, Rameshwar temple, Panchanan temple, Durga temple, Jaleshwar Shiva temple, Kali temple, Mahaprabhu temple and Manasa temple. Kandorsona burning ghat is near Samshan Kali temple and very old burning ghat. Devi Chandi is also worshipped there near a paddy field popularly known as Dighir Parer Mayer Puja twice a year. In Bhadra month in the panchami tithi, Devi Manasha is worshipped every year in the festival known as Jhapan. For this occasion, a village fair is organized in the Jhapantala region.
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