The principal temple recorded for Bilaspur mandal is Sankat Mochan Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhalwar itself.
When the idol is immersed
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
Use the designated immersion point
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.
Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not
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.
Someone should be watching the water, not the idol
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.
Take the accessories home
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.
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LGD code
467791
Pincode
484660
Post office
Chandia
Population
801
Households
167
Literacy rate
62.9%
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂
Workers
382
Distance to district centre
123 km
Distance to mandal centre
103 km
Distance to Bhopal
412 km
Distance to Delhi
588 km
Nearest railway station
Turki · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Rimari · 16 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Bhalwar താരതമ്യം
By population, Bhalwar ranks #13 of 76 villages in Bilaspur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
+9.8% vs mandal average
Bhalwar
62.9%
Bilaspur mandal
53.1%
Umaria district
55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+12 vs mandal average
Bhalwar
963
Bilaspur mandal
951
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bhalwar
4.8
Bilaspur mandal
4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
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Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5
Population, education, health & sanitation
India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Umaria district level
Then & Now
Bhalwar — Census 2011 to projected 2026
Population · 2011
801
Census 2011 baseline
+17.9%
Population · 2026
944
RGI / state CAGR projection
Households · 2011
167
Census 2011 baseline
+18.0%
Households · 2026
197
RGI / state CAGR projection
2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.
Census 2011
Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level
Population
801Census 2011
Households
167Census 2011
Literacy rate
62.9%Census 2011
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂Census 2011
2026 estimate
Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate
Est. population
9442026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households
1972026 projection
Active job cards
92,092MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY)
51,963MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate
5,64,02,812ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
National Family Health Survey · district overlay
Sex ratio @ birth
906NFHS-5 district
Female literacy
67.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity
98.2%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation
53.7%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated
91.9%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women)
51.5%NFHS-5 district
Post-2011 updates
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
Tap water at homedistrict level
59.1%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Umaria district
Rural houses builtdistrict level
37,15,287PMAY-G · 37,15,287 of 49,89,236 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Umaria district
Toilets builtdistrict level
5,79,642Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Umaria district
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.