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Bhantola

भंतोला
Kanda mandal
Pincode 263640
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bhantola

  • Dhaulinag Temple · 3.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kanda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kanda mandal is वेणी माधव मंदिर बागेश्वर. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhantola 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 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

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KJ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kamlesh joshi
Contact: 72****1122
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LGD code
50696
Pincode
263640
Post office
Kameridevi
Population
283
Households
69
Literacy rate
69.6%
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000♂
Workers
196
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
26 km
Distance to Dehradun
192 km
Distance to Delhi
300 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 77 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhantola compares

By population, Bhantola ranks #31 of 180 villages in Kanda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.6%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Bhantola
69.6%
Kanda mandal
68.4%
Bageshwar district
69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
−240 vs mandal average
Bhantola
887
Kanda mandal
1,127
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
Bhantola
4.1
Kanda mandal
4.1

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

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Bhantola at a glance

Bhantola is a village of 283 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Kanda tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 31st-largest of 180 villages in Kanda tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Bageshwar district centre, 53 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 77 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263640, served by Kameridevi post office; the LGD village code is 50696. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 3 km away. The sarpanch is kamlesh joshi , and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 334 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhantola

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhantola · this village28370%
Dhartoli · Thal6070%0 km N
Bhurola · Thal5772%0 km N
Simar · Thal8374%0.8 km SW
Sain · Thal3471%0.8 km SE
Leg · Thal13562%0.8 km SE
Jalati · Thal1656%1.1 km NE

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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 — Bhantola

LGD code
50696
Pincode
263640
Post office
Kameridevi
Population (Census 2011)
283
Population (projected 2026)
334
Households
69
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
887
Literacy rate
69.6%
Coordinates
29.86268°N, 79.95286°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kamlesh joshi
Block / Mandal
Kanda
Getting there

How to reach Bhantola

Mandal centre
Kanda · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bageshwar · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun192 kmcapital
  • Delhi300 km
  • Kolkata1166 km
  • Hyderabad1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam77 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani3 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank18 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump36 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bhantola

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

Same pincode

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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)
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