Bhalui 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.
Bhalui is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 622 across 123 households. It has the highest literacy rate among these villages at 69.9%.
By population, Bhalui ranks #79 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalui हे Jharkhandच्या Godda जिल्ह्यातील Meherma ब्लॉकमधील 622 लोकसंख्येचे 123 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Meherma ब्लॉकमधील 212 गावांत 79वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 70% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 45% पेक्षा 25 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 932 स्त्रिया. हे Godda जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 70 किमी, जवळचे शहर Karmaपासून 9 किमी, Ammapali रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 11 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 814160 आहे, Meharma पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 355658 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Primary Health Centre, Kasba, 1 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA आहेत; गाव Litipara विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Hemlal Murmu. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 733, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Kaswa →
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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