Gerethang observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Sikkim.
Temples near Gerethang
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Yuksom mandal is Gurung gompa (on the way to Tashi Takht). No temple of this dedication is on record within Gerethang 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.
Gerethang is a village in Yuksom mandal, Gyalshing district, Sikkim, with a population of 1,236 across 239 households and a literacy rate of 73.9%. The village has a primary health centre and one temple.
By population, Gerethang ranks #5 of 26 villages in Yuksom mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gerethang is a village of 1,236 people in 239 households (Census 2011) in Yuksom block, Gyalshing district, Sikkim, the 5th-largest of 26 villages in Yuksom block. Literacy is 74%, 7 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Gyalshing district centre, 34 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737111, served by Gayzing post office; the LGD village code is 260982. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tashiding Hospital, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 1,457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gerethang →
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.
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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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