Merada observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
Temples near Merada
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Khanapur mandal is Temple known as Kamala Narayana Temple Bastigudi with 4 Kadamba inscription, two of which are dated Kali Yuga 4275 (1174 A.D.). No temple of this dedication is on record within Merada itself.
Gauri Habba is observed the day before, with Gauri welcomed first and Ganesha installed the next morning.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
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.
By population, Merada ranks #136 of 218 villages in Khanapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merada is a village of 514 people in 120 households (Census 2011) in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 136th-largest of 218 villages in Khanapur taluk. Literacy is 53%, 13 points below the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,216 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Belagavi district centre, 25 km from M.K.Hubli, the nearest town, 16 km from Alnavar Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 591120, served by Nandgad post office; the LGD village code is 597985. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bidi, 6 km away. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vithal Halagekar. The population is estimated at 606 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Halaga →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merada · this village | 514 | 53% | — |
| Handur · Khanapur | 1,716 | 65% | 2.5 km NW |
| Kasamalagi · Khanapur | 1,327 | 65% | 2.7 km NW |
| Degulhalli · Kittur | 1,118 | 65% | 3.9 km E |
| Hindalagi · Khanapur | 949 | 64% | 4.5 km W |
| Hadalaga · Khanapur | 733 | 71% | 4.5 km W |
| Tigadolli · Kittur | 3,877 | 68% | 4.7 km N |
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.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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