Lakher observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
The principal temple recorded for Amber mandal is Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Temple (Khole Ke Hanuman Ji). No temple of this dedication is on record within Lakher 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 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, Lakher ranks #10 of 79 villages in Amber mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lakher is a village of 3,719 people in 629 households (Census 2011) in Amber tehsil, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, the 10th-largest of 79 villages in Amber tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 96 km from the Jaipur district centre, 13 km from Achrol, the nearest town, 27 km from Chomun Samod railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 303104, served by Manoharpur (Jaipur) post office; the LGD village code is 80369. The nearest hospital or health centre is National Institute Of Medical Sciences Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Bagru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kailash Chand Verma. The population is estimated at 4,385 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lakher →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakher · this village | 3,719 | 60% | — |
| Salarwas · Amber | 803 | 55% | 2.6 km S |
| Chak Manoharpur · Amber | 1,765 | 53% | 3.1 km W |
| Chandwaji · Amber | 2,078 | 62% | 3.7 km S |
| Sunder Ka Bas · Amber | 1,318 | 50% | 3.6 km W |
| Bhuranpura · Jamwa Ramgarh | 1,369 | 55% | 4.1 km NE |
| Beelpura · Amber | 1,373 | 70% | 4.3 km SW |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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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