Ratgawan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
Ratgawan is a village in Devendranagar mandal, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. With a population of 188 across 44 households, the village has a literacy rate of 63.8%. Located at coordinates 24.621°N, 80.416°E, it has PIN code 488333.
By population, Ratgawan ranks #64 of 70 villages in Devendranagar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ratgawan Madhya Pradesh-এর Panna জেলার Devendranagar তহসিল-এ 188 জনসংখ্যা 44 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Devendranagar তহসিল-এর 70 গ্রামের মধ্যে 64তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 64%, তহসিল গড় 53% থেকে 10 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 979 নারী। এটি Panna জেলা সদর থেকে 48 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Hadha থেকে 11 কিমি, Sagma রেলস্টেশন থেকে 42 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 488333, Devendra Nagar ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 458872। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Govt. Hospital, 16 কিমি দূরে। প্রধান Maujilal Verma; গ্রামটি Gunnaor বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Rajesh Kumar Verma। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 222, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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