Payindem observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Singa Circle mandal is Mankota gompa. No temple of this dedication is on record within Payindem 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 September | |
| 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, Payindem ranks #6 of 19 villages in Singa Circle mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Payindem is a village of 147 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Singa Circle block, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 19 villages in Singa Circle block. Literacy is 60%, 18 points above the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 1,227 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 791105, served by Tuting post office; the LGD village code is 263965. The village votes in Tuting-Yingkiong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Alo Libang. The population is estimated at 173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nyukong-Payindem-Yortung →
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.
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.
Centred on Singa Circle mandal
Women-led rural tourism can transform Buddhist circuits in NE: Arunachal Minister (via lokmattimes.com). Read the full story at the source.
DA hike: Arunachal Pradesh increases Dearness Allowance by 2% for state government employees — All we know (via Mint). Read the full story at the source.
Arunachal: Khandu Raises CUET Centre Issue With Centre (via Arunachal24). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.