Paren Forest observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
The principal temple recorded for Gorubathan mandal is Sitadhungay. No temple of this dedication is on record within Paren Forest 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.
Paren Forest is a small village in Gorubathan mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, with a population of 196 across 42 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.1% and is located at coordinates 27.059°N, 88.843°E.
By population, Paren Forest ranks #26 of 38 villages in Gorubathan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paren Forest is a village of 196 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, the 26th-largest of 38 villages in Gorubathan block. Literacy is 55%, 14 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 21 km from Bhagatpur Tea Garden, the nearest town, 20 km from Chalsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734503, served by Jaldhaka Hydel Project post office; the LGD village code is 306317. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 20 km away. The sarpanch is GOBIND GURUNG, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri. The population is estimated at 219 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Patengodak →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paren Forest · this village | 196 | 55% | — |
| Paten Godak Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 5,530 | 71% | 1.7 km NE |
| Rango Forest · Gorubathan | 9,131 | 73% | 2.6 km S |
| Kumai Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 1,590 | 50% | 5.5 km SW |
| Chichu Forest · Gorubathan | 0 | — | 5.3 km NW |
| Mo Forest · Gorubathan | 0 | — | 5.5 km W |
| Samsing Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 3,711 | 70% | 6.5 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.
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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