Amla observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.
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 September | |
| 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.
By population, Amla ranks #42 of 82 villages in Padra mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amla is a village of 2,129 people in 449 households (Census 2011) in Padra taluka, Vadodara district, Gujarat, the 42nd-largest of 82 villages in Padra taluka. Literacy is 79%, 9 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 159 km from the Vadodara district centre, 39 km from Limdi, the nearest town, 54 km from Jekot railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 391445, served by Ranu post office; the LGD village code is 521084. The nearest hospital or health centre is Governmet Hospital Shergarh, 8 km away. The sarpanch is AAAAAAAAA, and the village votes in Mahudha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjaysinh Vijaysinh Mahida. The population is estimated at 2,510 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amla →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amla · this village | 2,129 | 79% | — |
| Khoonta Laloo Pargi · Anandpuri | 1,078 | 48% | 1.4 km W |
| Jher · Jhabua | 246 | 14% | 2.7 km SW |
| Chikli Poona · Anandpuri | 1,374 | 42% | 4 km S |
| Chikli Badra · Anandpuri | 1,679 | 41% | 4.3 km SW |
| Sharda · Jhalod | 1,327 | 46% | 4.3 km SE |
| Sharda · Anandpuri | 1,043 | 37% | 4.3 km SE |
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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