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Kotyura

Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kotyura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Bhanoli mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bhanoli mandal is Golu Devta Temple, Chitai. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kotyura itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Almora burns the whole clan, not just Ravana

Almora is the one place that burns the entire Ravana clan rather than Ravana alone — around thirty-three effigies, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna among them, built by neighbourhood committees and carried through the town with bands before the burning. Mohallas began adding their own figures from 1975. The Kumaoni Ramlila that runs beforehand is sung rather than spoken.

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LGD code
53641
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
44
Households
8
Literacy rate
59.1%
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000♂
Workers
23
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
183 km
Distance to Delhi
272 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 45 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rudraksh Clinic · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kotyura compares

By population, Kotyura ranks #164 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.1%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Kotyura
59.1%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,095
−48 vs mandal average
Kotyura
1,095
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Kotyura
5.5
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

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

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Kotyura at a glance

Kotyura is a village of 44 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 164th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,095 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Almora district centre, 33 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 45 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53641. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rudraksh Clinic, 10 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 52 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kotyura · this village4459%—
Setyura · Bhanoli0—0 km N
Munoli · Bhanoli17478%0.6 km N
Kumar · Bhanoli28255%0.6 km N
Kudkoli · Bhanoli6047%0.6 km N
Maniagar · Dhaulchhina78767%1 km E
Pokhari · Bhanoli62156%1.4 km NE

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Key facts — Kotyura

LGD code
53641
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
44
Population (projected 2026)
52
Households
8
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1095
Literacy rate
59.1%
Coordinates
29.62980°N, 79.75471°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Kotyura

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun183 kmcapital
  • Delhi272 km
  • Kolkata1163 km
  • Mumbai1364 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam45 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop10 km
  • Hospital / PHCRudraksh Clinic10 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College24 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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