Dopkon observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Manipur.
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.
Dopkon is a village in Samulamlan mandal, Churachandpur district, Manipur. It has a population of 111 across 19 households, with a literacy rate of 74.8%. The village is located at coordinates 24.415°N, 93.749°E and has postal code 795106.
By population, Dopkon ranks #31 of 49 villages in Samulamlan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dopkon is a village of 111 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Samulamlan block, Churachandpur district, Manipur, the 31st-largest of 49 villages in Samulamlan block. Literacy is 75%, 7 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,176 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Churachandpur district centre, 23 km from Bishnupur, the nearest town, 40 km from Imphal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 795106, served by Senapati post office; the LGD village code is 269757. The nearest hospital or health centre is Zion Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Kumbi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanasam Premchandra Singh. The population is estimated at 131 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dopkon · this village | 111 | 75% | — |
| Gotengphai · Samulamlan | 86 | 80% | 0.2 km NE |
| Khuangmun · Samulamlan | 167 | 57% | 0.4 km SE |
| Leitangpokpi · Moirang | — | — | 0.5 km E |
| Gamnomphai · Champhai | — | — | 0.6 km NW |
| Gamnomphai · Samulamlan | 56 | 43% | 0.6 km NW |
| Saiton Khullen · Samulamlan | 149 | 55% | 0.9 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.
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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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