Sonkhar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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.
Sonkhar is a village in Ramnagar mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 3,330 across 622 households. It has a literacy rate of 44.5% and is located at 26.514°N, 85.293°E with PIN code 845106.
By population, Sonkhar ranks #12 of 152 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonkhar Biharలోని Pashchim Champaran జిల్లా, Ramnagar బ్లాక్లో 3,330 జనాభా 622 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Ramnagar బ్లాక్లోని 152 గ్రామాలలో 12వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 45%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 42% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 946 మహిళలు. ఇది Pashchim Champaran జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 36 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Balua నుండి 18 కి.మీ, Riga రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 20 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 845106, Ramnagar (West Champaran) పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 216298. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, <1 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ RAMITA DEVI; గ్రామం Sheohar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Shweta Gupta. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 3,926, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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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