Litan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Manipur.
The principal temple recorded for Chandel mandal is Houleima Imagi Khubam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Litan 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.
Litan is a village in Chandel mandal, Chandel district, Manipur, with a population of 219 across 55 households. The village has a literacy rate of 76.7% and is located at coordinates 24.954°N, 94.200°E.
By population, Litan ranks #55 of 97 villages in Chandel mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Litan is a village of 219 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Chandel block, Chandel district, Manipur, the 55th-largest of 97 villages in Chandel block. Literacy is 77%, 8 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Chandel district centre, 19 km from Hungpung, the nearest town, 40 km from Imphal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 795103, served by Kakching post office; the LGD village code is 270750. The nearest hospital or health centre is Community Health Centre, Sagolmang, 18 km away. The village votes in Tengnoupal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Letpao Haokip. The population is estimated at 258 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litan · this village | 219 | 77% | — |
| Litan · Ukhrul | 127 | 87% | 0 km N |
| Litan Sareikhong · Ukhrul | 1,000 | 83% | 0.5 km SE |
| Sikibung · Phungyar | 1,084 | 63% | 1.3 km SE |
| Shongphel · LM | 511 | 67% | 6.7 km N |
| Mongyang · Saitu-Gamphazol | 75 | 29% | 6.9 km NW |
| Twisomjang · Lhungtin | — | — | 7 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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