Bhalua observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Guthani mandal is Bakhorapur Old Shiv Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhalua 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.
Bhalua is a village in Guthani mandal, Siwan district, Bihar. With a population of 1,814 across 301 households, it has a literacy rate of 61.2%.
By population, Bhalua ranks #19 of 105 villages in Guthani mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalua हे Biharच्या Siwan जिल्ह्यातील Guthani ब्लॉकमधील 1,814 लोकसंख्येचे 301 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Guthani ब्लॉकमधील 105 गावांत 19वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 61% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 60% पेक्षा 1 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,013 स्त्रिया. हे Siwan जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 225 किमी, जवळचे शहर Karmaपासून 6 किमी, Mirza Cheuki Railway Station रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 8 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 841435 आहे, Guthni पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 232248 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय B R Clinic, 2 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच ANITA DEVI आहेत; गाव Barhara विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Raghvendra Pratap Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 2,139, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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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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