During Durga Puja 2025, Among 58 Blocks, Bishalgarh Hosts Maximum Pujas, Jampui Hills the Minimum in Tripura

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, September 30, 2025

The spirit of Durga Puja is at its peak in Tripura, with more than 3,100 Puja mandaps being set up across the state this year. Excluding the Agartala Municipal Corporation areas, records show that the highest number of Durga Puja pandals are organized in Bishalgarh block of Sepahijala district (160 pandals), while the lowest number is in Jampui Hills under Unakoti district (only 2 pandals).

A memorandum issued by the RD (Panchayat) Department (No. F.219-69/PE/PR/2025/185-593, dated 20th September 2025) sanctioned Rs.

23.95 lakh under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme for displaying Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) banners in front of puja mandaps across 58 block areas. The allocation has been made at the rate of Rs. 750 per poster.

The flex distribution record gives a clear picture of block-wise puja celebrations across the state:

Block-wise Durga Puja Mandap Numbers 2025 (excluding AMC): North Tripura: Kadamala 44, Kalacherra 70, Panisagar 42, Jubarajnagar 77, Dasda 31, Damcherra 7, Laljuri 19.

Unakoti: Jampui Hills 2 (lowest), Gouranagar 58, Chandipur 53, Kumarghat 119, Pecharthal 24.

Dhalai: Salema 62, Durga chowmuhani 107, Ambassa 29, Ganganagar 1, Chawmanu 7, Manu 56, Dumburnagar 20, Raishyabari 1.

Khowai: Khowai 103, Kalyanpur 93, Teliamura 88, Padmabil 48, Tulashikhar 37, Mungiakami 14.

West Tripura: Old Agartala 73, Dukli 117, Jirania 59, Mohanpur 98, Mandai 25, Bamutia 112, Hezamara 12, Lefunga 8, Belbari 13.

Sepahijala: Bishalgarh 160 (highest), Nalchar 93, Boxanagar 67, Charilam 79, Kathalia 99, Jampuijala 43.

Gomati: Mohanbhog 40, Tepania 108, Kakraban 115, Matabari 100, Ompi 11, Killa 5, Sillachari 3, Amarpur 69, Karbook 115.

South Tripura: B.C. Nagar 44, Rajnagar 83, Hrishyamukh 83, Bokafa 32, Jolaibari 60, Satchand 63, Rupaichari 4, Poang bari 18, Rajnagar 83.

In total, more than 3,100 banners will be placed in front of pandals across the state, funded through the Panchayat Department.

The official order clearly states that banners must follow the RD Department’s approved design template, with no alteration allowed. Each BDO is required to submit utilization certificates and photographic evidence of banner placements by October 15, 2025.

While the government-sanctioned IEC banners will highlight schemes under the RGSA, an overwhelming number of political flex posters of BJP ministers, MLAs, and chairpersons have also flooded roads, puja mandaps, and marketplaces. Almost all 12 cabinet ministers have placed posters in their constituencies and in Agartala.



Observers point out that this year’s Durga Puja in Tripura showcases not only the state’s cultural vibrancy with thousands of puja pandals, but also a political branding war intertwined with festivities.

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