Keshabchak observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Tarakeswar mandal is tarakeswar Shiva temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Keshabchak 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.
Keshabchak is a village in Tarakeswar mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,569 and 666 households. The literacy rate is 67.3% and the postal code is 712410.
By population, Keshabchak ranks #20 of 90 villages in Tarakeswar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Keshabchak is a village of 2,569 people in 666 households (Census 2011) in Tarakeswar block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 20th-largest of 90 villages in Tarakeswar block. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Hooghly district centre, 22 km from Chinra, the nearest town, 2 km from Talpur Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712410, served by Tarakeswar post office; the LGD village code is 324452. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nilkantha Diagnostic Care Center, 5 km away. The sarpanch is TAPATI KUNDU, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 2,874 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kesabchak →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keshabchak · this village | 2,569 | 67% | — |
| Kulteghari · Tarakeswar | 1,909 | 73% | 1.4 km NE |
| Talpur · Tarakeswar | 5,389 | 80% | 1.5 km E |
| Kanraria · Tarakeswar | 2,052 | 74% | 2 km N |
| Alati · Pursura | 3,000 | 78% | 1.9 km NW |
| Dihibatpur · Pursura | 3,504 | 73% | 2.8 km NW |
| Makrar · Tarakeswar | 2,133 | 81% | 3 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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