Chhara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
The principal temple recorded for Khendela mandal is Khatushyam Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chhara 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.
By population, Chhara ranks #77 of 119 villages in Khendela mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhara is a village of 756 people in 128 households (Census 2011) in Khendela tehsil, Sikar district, Rajasthan, the 77th-largest of 119 villages in Khendela tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Sikar district centre, 11 km from Palsana, the nearest town, 11 km from Palsana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 332709, served by Khandela post office; the LGD village code is 81955. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayurved Hospital, Nangal, 3 km away. The village votes in Khandela assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subhash Meel. The population is estimated at 891 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gokul Ka Bas →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhara · this village | 756 | 62% | — |
| Gokul Ka Bas · Khendela | 1,606 | 60% | 1 km E |
| Doodhwalon Ka Bas · Khendela | 2,368 | 62% | 2.7 km S |
| Fatehpura Bhomiyan · Khendela | 1,694 | 57% | 2.8 km NW |
| Royal · Khendela | 1,731 | 58% | 3.9 km E |
| Gurara · Khendela | 4,135 | 60% | 5.1 km N |
| Agloi · Khendela | 883 | 57% | 5 km E |
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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