Etarai observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Temples near Etarai
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Udaynarayanpur mandal is Rasmancha of Sridharnathjiu of Samanta family. No temple of this dedication is on record within Etarai 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.
Etarai is a village in Udaynarayanpur mandal, Howrah district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,689 across 417 households. The literacy rate is 70.2%.
By population, Etarai ranks #45 of 75 villages in Udaynarayanpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Etarai is a village of 1,689 people in 417 households (Census 2011) in Udaynarayanpur block, Howrah district, West Bengal, the 45th-largest of 75 villages in Udaynarayanpur block. Literacy is 70%, 3 points below the block average of 73% and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Howrah district centre, 6 km from Chinra, the nearest town, 16 km from Mahendralalnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 711225, served by Pacharul post office; the LGD village code is 332494. The nearest hospital or health centre is Matrisadan Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is SAROJ KUMAR HAJRA, and the village votes in Udaynarayanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Panja. The population is estimated at 1,889 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pancharul →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etarai · this village | 1,689 | 70% | — |
| Khorda Etarai · Udaynarayanpur | 809 | 70% | 1.2 km W |
| Goja · Udaynarayanpur | 4,203 | 79% | 1.3 km N |
| Pratap Chak · Udaynarayanpur | 1,090 | 75% | 2.6 km NE |
| Sibanipur · Udaynarayanpur | 1,404 | 75% | 2.5 km E |
| Udaynarayanpur · Udaynarayanpur | 1,575 | 82% | 2.6 km E |
| Jangalpara Belgram · Udaynarayanpur | 4,975 | 76% | 2.7 km E |
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.
5 Temples 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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