Chokhala observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Chokhala
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Ramtek mandal is Kamtheshwar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chokhala itself.
Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.
The regional form observed across Maharashtra. 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, Chokhala ranks #39 of 154 villages in Ramtek mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chokhala is a village of 1,049 people in 227 households (Census 2011) in Ramtek taluka, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, the 39th-largest of 154 villages in Ramtek taluka. Literacy is 73%, 3 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Nagpur district centre, 24 km from Malegaon, the nearest town, 8 km from Tharsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441106, served by Ramtek post office; the LGD village code is 535603. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Abdul Gani Clinic, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Shrikisan Mahadeo Uikey, and the village votes in Ramtek assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashish Jaiswal. The population is estimated at 1,237 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kirnapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chokhala · this village | 1,049 | 73% | — |
| Aroli · Mauda | 4,522 | 74% | 1.7 km E |
| Berdipar · Tirora | 1,084 | 79% | 2.6 km NE |
| Tuman · Mauda | 1,245 | 67% | 4 km S |
| Kachurwahi · Ramtek | 2,678 | 74% | 4.2 km W |
| Pardi Khurd · Mauda | 418 | 72% | 5.2 km S |
| Kodamendhi · Mauda | 3,819 | 72% | 5.2 km E |
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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