Chontha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Temples near Chontha
Named places of worship on record
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.
Chontha is a village in Pathalgora mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,040 across 224 households. It has a literacy rate of 57.4% and is positioned at coordinates 24.057°N, 85.796°E under PIN code 825408.
By population, Chontha ranks #11 of 30 villages in Pathalgora mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chontha Jharkhand ਦੇ Chatra ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Pathalgora ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,040 ਲੋਕਾਂ 224 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Pathalgora ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 30 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 11ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 57% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 56% ਤੋਂ 2 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 891 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Chatra ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 33 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Jarmune ਤੋਂ 4 ਕਿਮੀ, Hazaribagh Road ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 16 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 825408 ਹੈ, Itkhori ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 349285 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Railway Hospital, 16 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ kanchan devi ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Barkatha ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Amit Kumar Yadav। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,226, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Nawadih Damaul →
| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chontha · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 1,040 | 57% | — |
| Chontha · Bishungarh | 1,207 | 55% | 0 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Chontha · Mayur Hand | 134 | 58% | 0 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Alpito · Bishungarh | 2,131 | 57% | 0.7 ਕਿਮੀ NE |
| Alpito · Barkatha | 414 | 53% | 0.7 ਕਿਮੀ NE |
| Hethli Bodra · Bishungarh | 1,595 | 55% | 1 ਕਿਮੀ SE |
| Uprail Bodra · Bishungarh | 278 | 58% | 1.3 ਕਿਮੀ SW |
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.
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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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