Murli observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Temples near Murli
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Banma Itahri mandal is Sarveshwar Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Murli 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.
Murli is a village in Banma Itahri mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar, with 4,585 residents across 830 households. The literacy rate is 33%, and the village is situated at 27.108°N, 84.464°E.
By population, Murli ranks #10 of 18 villages in Banma Itahri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murli is a village of 4,585 people in 830 households (Census 2011) in Banma Itahri block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 18 villages in Banma Itahri block. Literacy is 33%, 6 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 244 km from the Saharsa district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852126, served by Salkhua Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 226693. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is ASHOK KUMAR YADAV, and the village votes in Aurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nishad. The population is estimated at 5,406 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rasalpur →
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.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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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