Lachen observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Sikkim.
Temples near Lachen
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Chungthang mandal is Lachung monastery gate. No temple of this dedication is on record within Lachen 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.
Lachen is a village in Chungthang mandal, Mangan district, Sikkim with a population of 1,325 across 338 households and a literacy rate of 47%. The village has one hospital and one temple, with postal code 737120.
By population, Lachen ranks #3 of 11 villages in Chungthang mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lachen is a village of 1,325 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Chungthang block, Mangan district, Sikkim, the 3rd-largest of 11 villages in Chungthang block. Literacy is 47%, 27 points below the block average of 74% and the sex ratio is 800 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Mangan district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737120, served by Chungthang post office; the LGD village code is 260925. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lachen Hospital, <1 km away. The population is estimated at 1,562 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lachen Dzumsa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachen · this village | 1,325 | 47% | — |
| Lachen Forest Block · Chungthang | 3 | 0% | 1.8 km SE |
| Chungthang · Chungthang | 3,970 | 78% | 17 km SE |
| Tingbong · Dzongu | 992 | 70% | 18.7 km S |
| Chungthang Forest Block · Chungthang | 0 | — | 19.5 km SE |
| Lachung · Chungthang | 2,495 | 72% | 19.6 km E |
| Lingzya · Dzongu | 422 | 74% | 21.5 km SW |
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.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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