Usta observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
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.
By population, Usta ranks #84 of 135 villages in Polasara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Usta Odisha-এর Ganjam জেলার Polasara ব্লক-এ 137 জনসংখ্যা 33 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Polasara ব্লক-এর 135 গ্রামের মধ্যে 84তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 10%, ব্লক গড় 60% থেকে 51 পয়েন্ট কম এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 903 নারী। পিনকোড 761105, Polosara ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 411538। গ্রামটি Chilika বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Prithiviraj Harichandan। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 162, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Pandiripada →
| গ্রাম | জনসংখ্যা | সাক্ষরতা | দূরত্ব |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usta · এই গ্রাম | 137 | 10% | — |
| Patalasingi · Polasara | 1,422 | 51% | — |
| Pandiripada · Polasara | 1,243 | 61% | — |
| Biripur · Polasara | 1,074 | 66% | — |
| Ichhapur · Polasara | 804 | 45% | — |
| Jhikiri · Polasara | 378 | 69% | — |
| Pantiama · Polasara | 211 | 55% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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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