Nara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Bichhiya mandal is Shri Rajrajeshwar Sahastrarjun Bhagwan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nara 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.
By population, Nara ranks #81 of 337 villages in Bichhiya mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nara is a village of 955 people in 263 households (Census 2011) in Bichhiya tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 81st-largest of 337 villages in Bichhiya tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 20 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Mandla district centre, 8 km from Bamhani Banjar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481661, served by Padaw Mandla post office; the LGD village code is 493198. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rajesh Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is gandhi lal maravi, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,126 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nara →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nara · this village | 955 | 73% | — |
| Khari · Barghat | 2,262 | 64% | 3.4 km SW |
| Khaguwa · Mandla | 615 | 76% | 4.2 km NE |
| Rewtha · Bichhiya | 483 | 64% | 5.1 km SE |
| Madhopur · Mohla | 260 | 61% | 5.1 km E |
| Semarkhapa · Mandla | 536 | 72% | 5.3 km NW |
| Semarkhapa · Mandla | 1,437 | 69% | 5.3 km NW |
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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