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Mail Dhar

मेल धार
Bironkhal mandal
Pincode 246175
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
darshani devi
Contact: 88****8835
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LGD code
46711
Pincode
246175
Post office
Naithana
Population
629
Households
136
Literacy rate
61.2%
Sex ratio
1111 ♀/1000♂
Workers
282
Census 2011 · in context

How Mail Dhar compares

By population, Mail Dhar ranks #5 of 268 villages in Bironkhal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.2%
−6.0% vs mandal average
Mail Dhar
61.2%
Bironkhal mandal
67.2%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,111
−147 vs mandal average
Mail Dhar
1,111
Bironkhal mandal
1,258
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
Mail Dhar
4.6
Bironkhal mandal
4.2

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

Mail Dhar at a glance

Mail Dhar is a village of 629 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Bironkhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 5th-largest of 268 villages in Bironkhal tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,111 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246175, served by Naithana post office; the LGD village code is 46711. The sarpanch is darshani devi, and the village votes in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satpal Maharaj. The population is estimated at 742 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Mail Dhar

LGD code
46711
Pincode
246175
Post office
Naithana
Population (Census 2011)
629
Population (projected 2026)
742
Households
136
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1111
Literacy rate
61.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chaubattakhal
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Satpal Maharaj
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
darshani devi
Block / Mandal
Bironkhal
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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, 2026-05-14
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)