Salmara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Temples near Salmara
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Sipajhar mandal is Kali Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Salmara 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.
Salmara is a village in Sipajhar mandal, Darrang district, Assam, with a population of 1,282 across 254 households. It has a literacy rate of 71.8% and is located at coordinates 26.823°N, 92.780°E.
By population, Salmara ranks #36 of 98 villages in Sipajhar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salmara is a village of 1,282 people in 254 households (Census 2011) in Sipajhar block, Darrang district, Assam, the 36th-largest of 98 villages in Sipajhar block. Literacy is 72%, 8 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Darrang district centre, under 1 km from Balipara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 784148, served by Duni (Darrang) post office; the LGD village code is 304915. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital, Milanpur, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SANJAY KUMAR DAS, and the village votes in Rangapara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kamal Tanti. The population is estimated at 1,511 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ganeshkuwari →
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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