Barhad observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.
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.
Barhad is a village in Koil mandal, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 2,150 and 385 households. The literacy rate is 57.2%. The village is located at 26.473°N, 78.558°E with PIN code 202139.
By population, Barhad ranks #115 of 371 villages in Koil mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barhad is a village of 2,150 people in 385 households (Census 2011) in Koil tehsil, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, the 115th-largest of 371 villages in Koil tehsil. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 861 women per 1,000 men. It lies 159 km from the Aligarh district centre, 19 km from Pur, the nearest town, 6 km from Soni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 202139, served by K G W Sasni post office; the LGD village code is 122699. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pashu Hospital, Mehgaon, 5 km away. The sarpanch is yogendra kumar, and the village votes in Kasganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Singh. The population is estimated at 2,535 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barhad →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barhad · this village | 2,150 | 57% | — |
| Barhad · Mehgaon | 4,509 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Amritpura · Mehgaon | 781 | 63% | 1.8 km NW |
| Moroli · Mehgaon | 1,289 | 73% | 2.8 km N |
| Bahua · Mehgaon | 1,454 | 69% | 2.8 km NW |
| Jalharipura · Mehgaon | 547 | 75% | 3.2 km N |
| Pratap Pura · Fatehabad | 2,328 | 57% | 3.7 km NE |
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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