Paddapukur Youth Association Durga Puja 2026
Paddapukur Youth Association is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a light crowd. The committee announces its 2026 theme shortly before Puja; this page does not repeat unconfirmed themes and covers the practical side: the nearest metro station, the queue, and the walk to the next pandal.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Paddapukur Youth Association entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Bhavan Metro~10 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Paddapukur Youth Association
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 10 minutes (720 m). On Puja nights the lanes around big pandals are one-way for pedestrians and police may route you a longer way in; follow the barricades. Open walking directions in Google Maps.
There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in. Plan about 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Paddapukur Youth Association
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)5 min · 420 m
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club)6 min · 460 m
- Bhowanipur Udayan Club6 min · 490 m
- Sammilani (Bhowanipore)9 min · 740 m
- Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)9 min · 740 m
- Paddapukur Barwari Samity9 min · 740 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Naresh Mitra Sarani by Chittaranjan Seva Sadan (Bhowanipore) · 450 mPay toilet on Naresh Mitra Sarani outside Chittaranjan Seva Sadan hospital, off S.P. Mukherjee Road
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 530 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 470 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Eat: Sree Hari Mistanna Bhandar (Bhowanipore) · 470 mMorning kochuri with cholar dal, halua and the jumbo langcha, since 1913; go before noon
- Worth a look: Padmapukur tank and park · 380 mThe pond that gives the two Paddapukur pujas their name; a KMC park wraps its bank on Sarat Bose Road
Paddapukur Youth Association: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Paddapukur Youth Association?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 10 minutes' walk (720 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Paddapukur Youth Association?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Paddapukur Youth Association?
- Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) (5 min walk), Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club) (6 min walk), Bhowanipur Udayan Club (6 min walk), Sammilani (Bhowanipore) (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Paddapukur Youth Association?
- Durga Puja 2026 runs from Shashthi, Saturday 17 October, to Dashami, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Most big Kolkata pandals open to visitors from Chaturthi (15 October) or earlier, and the crowds peak on Ashtami and Navami evenings (19 and 20 October).
- When does Paddapukur Youth Association open to visitors in 2026?
- Most pandals of this size are open and lit from Panchami or Shashthi (16 or 17 October 2026); the committee announces the exact day. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Paddapukur Youth Association Durga Puja 2026 theme?
- The committee announces the theme shortly before Puja, and this page does not repeat unconfirmed reports; check the club's own announcement. What stays true every year is the practical side: Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Paddapukur Youth Association and is entry free?
- Paddapukur Youth Association is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 10 minutes' walk from Netaji Bhavan Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.