Billekh observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Ranikhet mandal is Swargashram Binsar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Billekh 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.
By population, Billekh ranks #26 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Billekh हे Uttarakhandच्या Almora जिल्ह्यातील Ranikhet तहसीलमधील 657 लोकसंख्येचे 147 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Ranikhet तहसीलमधील 307 गावांत 26वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 64% आहे, तहसील सरासरी 73% पेक्षा 9 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,281 स्त्रिया. हे Almora जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 19 किमी, जवळचे शहर Kafaraपासून 18 किमी, Ramnagar रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 35 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 263663 आहे, Tarikhet पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 52495 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 9 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Ranikhet विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Pramod Nainwal. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 775, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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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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