Khalar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Arambag mandal is কৃষ্ণনগর সার্বজনীন দুর্গা মন্দির. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khalar 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.
Khalar is a village in Arambag mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal. It has a population of 1,271 distributed across 266 households with a literacy rate of 75.6%.
By population, Khalar ranks #75 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khalar is a village of 1,271 people in 266 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 75th-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 76%, 5 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Hooghly district centre, 7 km from Pol, the nearest town, 10 km from Mayapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712613, served by Gourhati post office; the LGD village code is 324327. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rangtakhali Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,422 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gourhati-I →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalar · this village | 1,271 | 76% | — |
| Subhayapur · Arambag | 675 | 55% | 0.9 km SW |
| Puisara · Arambag | 733 | 77% | 0.9 km N |
| Dihi Bagnan · Arambag | 5,783 | 73% | 1.5 km E |
| Lalur Chak · Arambag | 0 | — | 2.4 km NW |
| Para Bagnan · Arambag | 3,273 | 65% | 2.3 km SE |
| Helar Chak · Arambag | 655 | 72% | 2.8 km NW |
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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