Rajepur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Areraj mandal is Nageswar Asthan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rajepur 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.
Rajepur is a village in Areraj mandal, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 1,818 across 311 households. It has a literacy rate of 63.8% and falls under PIN code 845411.
By population, Rajepur ranks #25 of 46 villages in Areraj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rajepur is a village of 1,818 people in 311 households (Census 2011) in Areraj block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 25th-largest of 46 villages in Areraj block. Literacy is 64%, 12 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 846 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Purbi Champaran district centre, 0 km from Rajepur, the nearest town, 1 km from Dhang railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845411, served by Areraj post office; the LGD village code is 218161. The nearest hospital or health centre is SBS Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Bajpatti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rameshwar Kumar Mehto. The population is estimated at 2,143 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Radhiya →
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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