Varaskol observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Shahapur mandal is Gurdwara Biradhbaba Devasthan Trust. No temple of this dedication is on record within Varaskol 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 September | |
| 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, Varaskol ranks #174 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varaskol is a village of 521 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 174th-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 51%, 12 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,012 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421601, served by Shahapur (Thane) post office; the LGD village code is 552745. The village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 614 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Varskaol →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varaskol · this village | 521 | 51% | — |
| Pimpalpada · Shahapur | 408 | 79% | — |
| Ghanepada · Shahapur | 406 | 73% | — |
| Bendekon · Shahapur | 277 | 48% | — |
| Dughar · Shahapur | 126 | 48% | — |
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.
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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