Obra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
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.
Obra is a small village in Peterwar mandal, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, with a population of 658 across 134 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57.3% and is located at coordinates 24.889°N, 84.373°E with PIN code 829121.
By population, Obra ranks #51 of 61 villages in Peterwar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Obra is a village of 658 people in 134 households (Census 2011) in Peterwar block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 51st-largest of 61 villages in Peterwar block. Literacy is 57%, 6 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 235 km from the Bokaro district centre, 15 km from Darihat, the nearest town, 4 km from Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 829121, served by Peterbar post office; the LGD village code is 362449. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bhopatpur, 12 km away. The sarpanch is INDRA DEVI, and the village votes in Tundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mathura Prasad Mahato. The population is estimated at 776 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ordhana →
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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