Pathara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Temples near Pathara
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Gopalpur mandal is SAMAJ MATRIMONY BERHAMPUR. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pathara itself.
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 Septembertoday | |
| 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, Pathara ranks #10 of 25 villages in Gopalpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pathara Odisha के Ganjam जिले के Gopalpur ब्लॉक में 2,316 लोगों 502 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Gopalpur ब्लॉक के 25 गांवों में 10वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 66% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 63% से 3 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 986 महिलाएं। यह Ganjam जिला मुख्यालय से 38 किमी, Jagannathapur रेलवे स्टेशन से 3 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 760007 है, Berhampur University डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 412614 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Keya Fertility Clinic है, 2 किमी दूर। गांव Gopalpur विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Bibhuti Bhushan Jena हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 2,731 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathara · यह गांव | 2,316 | 66% | — |
| Ambapua · Brahmapur Sadar | — | — | 1.2 किमी N |
| Palligumula · Gopalpur | 855 | 70% | 2.4 किमी N |
| Badagumula · Gopalpur | 1,674 | 63% | 2.9 किमी NW |
| Mandiapalli · Badagada | 0 | — | 2.9 किमी E |
| Mandiapalli · Gopalpur | 2,749 | 74% | 2.9 किमी E |
| Aruapalli · Gopalpur | 1,017 | 54% | 3.3 किमी S |
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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