Hanslata observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Kasmar mandal is Wat thai Bimbisarangkarach. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hanslata 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.
Hanslata is a village in Kasmar mandal, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, with 2,472 residents across 508 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.4% and is located at 23.394°N, 86.084°E with PIN code 827302.
By population, Hanslata ranks #12 of 68 villages in Kasmar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hanslata is a village of 2,472 people in 508 households (Census 2011) in Kasmar block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 12th-largest of 68 villages in Kasmar block. Literacy is 47%, 9 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Bokaro district centre, 13 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 2 km from Kotshila Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 827302, served by Kasmar post office; the LGD village code is 362492. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kotshila Rural Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDRASHEKAR NAYAK. The population is estimated at 479 in 2026, down 81% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanslata · this village | 2,472 | 47% | — |
| Hanslata · Jhalda - II | 377 | 48% | 0 km N |
| Kachahatu · Jhalda - II | 3,057 | 42% | 1.4 km E |
| Banahata · Jhalda - II | 764 | 41% | 1.4 km E |
| Tiraldi Alias Goaladi · Jhalda - II | 758 | 39% | 1.6 km W |
| Murulahar · Jhalda - II | 1,694 | 56% | 1.9 km NW |
| Kotshila · Jhalda - II | 1,452 | 42% | 2 km NE |
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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