Matha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Puncha mandal is atchala (harimandir). No temple of this dedication is on record within Matha 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, Matha ranks #12 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matha हे West Bengalच्या Purulia जिल्ह्यातील Puncha ब्लॉकमधील 2,446 लोकसंख्येचे 478 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Puncha ब्लॉकमधील 109 गावांत 12वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 58% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 59% पेक्षा 2 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 973 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 723128 आहे, Balakdih पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 331117 आहे. सरपंच BHAKTIPRIYA MAHATO आहेत; गाव Kashipur विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Kamala Kanta Hansda. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 2,884, 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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