Hehal observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Temples near Hehal
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Patratu mandal is हनुमान मंदिर. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hehal 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.
Hehal is a village in Patratu mandal, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, with a population of 3,808 across 631 households. Located at coordinates 23.370°N, 85.286°E with postal code 829101, the village has a literacy rate of 52.4% and includes two hospitals, a bus stop, and a fuel station.
By population, Hehal ranks #3 of 71 villages in Patratu mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hehal is a village of 3,808 people in 631 households (Census 2011) in Patratu block, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 71 villages in Patratu block. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Ramgarh district centre, 52 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 4 km from Argora railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 829101, served by Argada post office; the LGD village code is 368986. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sourya Children Hospital & Research Centre, <1 km away. The sarpanch is MD MOKIM ALAM, and the village votes in Ramgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mamta Devi. The population is estimated at 4,490 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dudgi →
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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