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Chhapar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Betalghat mandal is Swargashram Binsar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chhapar itself.
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.
By population, Chhapar ranks #1 of 75 villages in Betalghat mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhapar is a village of 1,467 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Betalghat tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the largest of 75 villages in Betalghat tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 157 km from the Nainital district centre, 0 km from Chhapar, the nearest town, 8 km from Rohana Kalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263134, served by Betalghat post office; the LGD village code is 54607. The nearest hospital or health centre is Panwar Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 1,730 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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