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Tarag

तरग
Barakot mandal
Pincode 262524
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Tarag

  • Kartik Swami Temple · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Barakot mandal

The principal temple recorded for Barakot mandal is Dondiyo Kalinka Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Tarag 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 →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
54204
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population
413
Households
80
Literacy rate
66.6%
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000♂
Workers
193
Distance to district centre
67 km
Distance to mandal centre
24 km
Distance to Dehradun
99 km
Distance to Delhi
265 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Pathalidhar · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Tarag compares

By population, Tarag ranks #22 of 103 villages in Barakot mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.6%
+1.5% vs mandal average
Tarag
66.6%
Barakot mandal
65.1%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−53 vs mandal average
Tarag
976
Barakot mandal
1,029
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Tarag
5.2
Barakot mandal
4.8

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

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Tarag at a glance

Tarag is a village of 413 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Barakot tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 22nd-largest of 103 villages in Barakot tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Champawat district centre, 42 km from Kulheri, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262524, served by Lohaghat post office; the LGD village code is 54204. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pathalidhar, 7 km away. The village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 487 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tadag

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Tarag · this village41367%
Tarag · Rudraprayag41666%0 km N
Utarsu · Basukedar49964%0 km N
Urkholi · Rudraprayag21163%0.8 km NW
Bachhani · Rudraprayag12477%0.8 km W
Koti · Basukedar14979%1.4 km N
Bareth · Basukedar36662%1.3 km E

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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 — Tarag

LGD code
54204
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population (Census 2011)
413
Population (projected 2026)
487
Households
80
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
976
Literacy rate
66.6%
Coordinates
30.36068°N, 79.06751°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Block / Mandal
Barakot
Getting there

How to reach Tarag

Mandal centre
Barakot · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 67 km
≈ 2 h 18 min by car · 2 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun99 kmcapital
  • Delhi265 km
  • Kolkata1266 km
  • Mumbai1401 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopRatura7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Pathalidhar7 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank of India25 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION25 km
  • CollegeCHAURAS GROUND30 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Tarag

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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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