Sakyong observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Sikkim.
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.
Sakyong is a village in Rabdang mandal, Gangtok district, Sikkim, with a population of 386 across 80 households. The village has a literacy rate of 64% and is located at PIN 737134.
By population, Sakyong ranks #18 of 25 villages in Rabdang mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakyong is a village of 386 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Rabdang block, Gangtok district, Sikkim, the 18th-largest of 25 villages in Rabdang block. Literacy is 64%, 5 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Gangtok district centre, 61 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737134, served by Singtam post office; the LGD village code is 261270. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangan District Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Djongu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pintso Namgyal Lepcha. The population is estimated at 455 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sirwani →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakyong · this village | 386 | 64% | — |
| Lingzya · Dzongu | 422 | 74% | 4.7 km E |
| Lingzey · Rabdang | 384 | 70% | 4.7 km E |
| Upper Dzongu Forest Block · Dzongu | 0 | — | 7.2 km SE |
| Upper Dzongu Forest Block · Chungthang | 0 | — | 7.2 km SE |
| Ringhim · Mangan | 811 | 68% | 10.6 km SE |
| Lingdem · Dzongu | 392 | 62% | 10.6 km SE |
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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