Kahra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Temples near Kahra
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Kahara mandal is Bhagwati Asthan, Bargaon. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kahra 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.
Kahra is a village in Kahara mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar with a population of 4,093 spread across 807 households and a literacy rate of 46.9%. It has significant healthcare infrastructure including six hospitals and four primary health centres, along with railway and school facilities.
By population, Kahra ranks #9 of 43 villages in Kahara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kahra is a village of 4,093 people in 807 households (Census 2011) in Kahara block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 43 villages in Kahara block. Literacy is 47%, about the same as the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Saharsa district centre, 2 km from Amari, the nearest town, 4 km from Saharsa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852202, served by Saharsa Collec. post office; the LGD village code is 226433. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahaveer Hospital and Orthocare Centre, 3 km away. The sarpanch is sangita kumari, and the village votes in Kusheshwar Asthan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atirek Kumar. The population is estimated at 4,826 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bariyahi →
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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