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Masi

मासी
Chaukhutiya mandal
Pincode 263658
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Masi

  • Maa Naithanaa Devi Temple · 3.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Chaukhutiya mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chaukhutiya mandal is Mansa Devi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Masi itself.

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 Septembertoday
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 →

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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
51863
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population
1,570
Households
381
Literacy rate
77.4%
Sex ratio
1190 ♀/1000♂
Workers
656
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Dehradun
132 km
Distance to Delhi
241 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 50 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Kabdola · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Masi compares

By population, Masi ranks #1 of 176 villages in Chaukhutiya mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
77.4%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Masi
77.4%
Chaukhutiya mandal
70.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,190
−107 vs mandal average
Masi
1,190
Chaukhutiya mandal
1,297
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Masi
4.1
Chaukhutiya mandal
4.3

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

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Masi at a glance

Masi is a village of 1,570 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Chaukhutiya tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the largest of 176 villages in Chaukhutiya tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,190 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Almora district centre, 11 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 50 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263658, served by Masi post office; the LGD village code is 51863. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kabdola, 3 km away. The population is estimated at 1,851 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Masi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Masi · this village1,57077%
Masi · Bironkhal20568%0 km N
Kala Chauna · Chaukhutiya47077%1.2 km S
Kanrai · Kaiserganj1,59344%1.8 km E
Kanauri · Bajpur1,82161%1.8 km W
Rotapani · Syalde12761%2.6 km SW
Kabdoli · Chaukhutiya23573%2.9 km SE

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

Key facts — Masi

LGD code
51863
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population (Census 2011)
1,570
Population (projected 2026)
1,851
Households
381
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1190
Literacy rate
77.4%
Coordinates
29.81594°N, 79.28097°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Chaukhutiya
Getting there

How to reach Masi

Mandal centre
Chaukhutiya · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun132 kmcapital
  • Delhi241 km
  • Kolkata1212 km
  • Mumbai1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar50 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kabdola3 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila12 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil24 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry38 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar49 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Masi

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

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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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