Khapri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
Temples near Khapri
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Bilha mandal is Ghatarani. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khapri 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.
Khapri is a village in Bilha mandal, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, with 697 residents distributed among 168 households. The village has a literacy rate of 46.6% and postal code 495224, located at 21.236°N, 81.312°E.
By population, Khapri ranks #47 of 57 villages in Bilha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khapri is a village of 697 people in 168 households (Census 2011) in Bilha tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 47th-largest of 57 villages in Bilha tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Bilaspur district centre, 4 km from Durg Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495224, served by Bilha post office; the LGD village code is 439013. The nearest hospital or health centre is S R Hospital and Research Centre, 1 km away. The sarpanch is rani bhim patel, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 822 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kohraunda →
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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