Sonpuri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Pathariya mandal is Phanikeshwar Mahadev Temple, Fingeshwar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sonpuri 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.
Sonpuri is located in Pathariya mandal, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh with a population of 1,055 spread across 259 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47% and is positioned at coordinates 21.363°N, 80.503°E with PIN code 495224.
By population, Sonpuri ranks #44 of 101 villages in Pathariya mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonpuri is a village of 1,055 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Pathariya tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 44th-largest of 101 villages in Pathariya tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,053 women per 1,000 men. It lies 157 km from the Mungeli district centre, 7 km from Salekasa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495224, served by Bilha post office; the LGD village code is 438362. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Salekasa, 7 km away. The sarpanch is manohar dhruw, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,244 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sonpuri →
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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