Protapgarh Shiv mandir
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Village temple directory · Bangaon community development Block · West Bengal
॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः ॥
Temples near Joka, Bangaon community development, North 24 Parganas
No temple inside Joka is mapped in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are local tample (13 km) and Protapgarh Shiv mandir (13 km).
2 temples nearby1 deityPopulation 692PIN 743251
About Joka
Joka is a village in Bangaon community development block, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal with 692 people in 175 households (Census 2011). No temple inside the village is mapped yet; the 2 nearest recorded temples are listed below with straight-line distances. The North 24 Parganas district centre is about 63 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 692
- Households
- 175
- Literacy
- 93.2%
- Sex ratio
- 977 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Sundarpur
- PIN code
- 743251
Temples nearest to Joka
No temple inside Joka is in our records yet. If the village has a temple — a grama devata shrine, a Ramalayam, a Shiva or Devi temple — write to info@hindutone.com with its name and location and we will verify and add it here.
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Deity not yet recorded1 temple
local tample
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Mantras for the deities of Joka
Shiva — mantra
ॐ नमः शिवाय
oṁ namaḥ śivāya
Meaning: Salutations to Shiva — the Panchakshari mantra. Traditional mantra; meaning by HinduTone.
Full texts with meaning on HinduTone · All mantras and slokas →
Today in Joka — Monday, 2 November 2026
- Sunrise · Sunset
- 5:39 am · 4:56 pm
- Rahu kalam
- 7:04 am – 8:29 am
- Yamagandam
- 9:53 am – 11:18 am
- Gulika kalam
- 12:42 pm – 2:07 pm
- Abhijit muhurta
- 10:55 am – 11:40 am
Computed by HinduTone for Joka (23.16° N, 88.86° E), IST, from sunrise and sunset at the village — they differ by a few minutes from city panchangams. Tithi, nakshatra and full panchangam for today →
Temples around Joka on the map
How to reach Joka
- Bangaon community development (block centre)≈ 13 km
- North 24 Parganas (district centre)≈ 63 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 23.1614° N, 88.8583° E.
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Questions about temples near Joka
Is there a temple in Joka?
No temple inside Joka is recorded in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are local tample (13 km) and Protapgarh Shiv mandir (13 km) (straight-line distance). If Joka has a temple, write to info@hindutone.com and we will verify and add it.
How far is Joka from North 24 Parganas?
About 63 km in a straight line from the North 24 Parganas district centre; road distance is longer.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, block and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple names and locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
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