Bhalas observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Temples near Bhalas
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Labpur mandal is সিয়ান ডিহিপারা. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhalas 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 September | |
| 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.
Bhalas is a village in Labpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,300 across 503 households. The village has a literacy rate of 64.1% and is situated at coordinates 23.844°N, 87.787°E.
By population, Bhalas ranks #17 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalas West Bengalയിലെ Birbhum ജില്ല, Labpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 2,300 പേർ 503 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Labpur ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 179 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 17-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 64%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 62% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 930 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Birbhum ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 11 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Danrkaൽ നിന്ന് 4 കി.മീ, Gopalpurgram റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 3 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 731303, Labpur Mastali പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 317538. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Labpur Government Hospital, 3 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Manjila Mondal; ഗ്രാമം Nanoor നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Bidhan Chandra Majhi. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 2,573, 2011നെക്കാൾ 12% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Labpur-Ii →
| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalas · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 2,300 | 64% | — |
| Ghattor · Labpur | 1,483 | 64% | 1.1 കി.മീ E |
| Kamadpur · Labpur | 1,819 | 66% | 1.6 കി.മീ N |
| Punna · Labpur | 686 | 63% | 1.5 കി.മീ NW |
| Uttar Ishakpur · Labpur | 718 | 50% | 1.8 കി.മീ W |
| Kusumgaria · Labpur | 1,382 | 70% | 2.2 കി.മീ SW |
| Baragoga · Labpur | 1,252 | 76% | 2.3 കി.മീ S |
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.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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