Sarai observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Maner mandal is Sree Shree Choti Devi Ji Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sarai 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.
Sarai is located in Maner mandal, Patna district, Bihar, with a population of 7,198 across 1,251 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54.8%.
By population, Sarai ranks #13 of 46 villages in Maner mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarai is a village of 7,198 people in 1,251 households (Census 2011) in Maner block, Patna district, Bihar, the 13th-largest of 46 villages in Maner block. Literacy is 55%, 10 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Patna district centre, 7 km from Panapur Langa, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sarai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801108, served by Maner post office; the LGD village code is 245220. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shivangi Nursing Home, 11 km away. The village votes in Maner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhai Birendra. The population is estimated at 8,486 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sarai →
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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