Skip to main content
Monday, 14 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Bagwalipokhar tehsil·Almora

Chayli

चायली
Bagwalipokhar mandal
Pincode 263645
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTomorrowGreetingUttarakhand calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Chayli observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Chayli

  • Bandeo Temple, Dwarahat · 4.4 km
  • Bandeo Temple · 4.4 km
  • Kacheri group of temples · 4.5 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

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 forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

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.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

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.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

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.

Take the accessories home

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.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJANI DEVI
Contact: 79****7621
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Chayli can update it.
LGD code
52785
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
578
Households
149
Literacy rate
69.7%
Sex ratio
1481 ♀/1000♂
Workers
243
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
150 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chayli compares

By population, Chayli ranks #8 of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Chayli
69.7%
Bagwalipokhar mandal
67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,481
+194 vs mandal average
Chayli
1,481
Bagwalipokhar mandal
1,287
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chayli
3.9
Bagwalipokhar mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Advertisement

Chayli at a glance

Chayli is a village of 578 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Bagwalipokhar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 8th-largest of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,481 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52785. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is RAJANI DEVI . The population is estimated at 681 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chayali

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chayli · this village57870%
Joshaura · Dhari27373%0 km N
Dhaura · Almora85177%0 km N
Syura · Almora10779%0 km N
Chaumu · Almora82267%0 km N
Choura · Almora7179%0 km N
Chautra · Almora5670%0 km N

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Notice board · Chayli

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chayli

LGD code
52785
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
578
Population (projected 2026)
681
Households
149
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1481
Literacy rate
69.7%
Coordinates
29.73546°N, 79.43810°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJANI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Bagwalipokhar
Getting there

How to reach Chayli

Mandal centre
Bagwalipokhar · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun150 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1194 km
  • Mumbai1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet10 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College35 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chayli

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 263645

All villages in 263645 →

Villages near Chayli

Other villages in Bagwalipokhar mandal

View all 52+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement