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Penakot

पेनाकोट
Chakisain mandal
Pincode 246123
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Penakot

  • Tarakund Shiva Temple · 3.2 km
  • Shiv Temple Group, Paithani · 4.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Chakisain mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chakisain mandal is Dondiyo Kalinka Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Penakot 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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Penakot is a village in Chakisain mandal, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, with a population of 103 across 25 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67%.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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LGD code
46491
Pincode
246123
Post office
Chipalghat (A)
Population
103
Households
25
Literacy rate
67%
Sex ratio
1711 ♀/1000♂
Workers
49
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
97 km
Distance to Delhi
242 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 63 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Chipalghat · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Penakot compares

By population, Penakot ranks #88 of 115 villages in Chakisain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.0%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Penakot
67.0%
Chakisain mandal
59.3%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,711
+500 vs mandal average
Penakot
1,711
Chakisain mandal
1,211
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.8 vs mandal average
Penakot
4.1
Chakisain mandal
4.9

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

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Penakot at a glance

Penakot is a village of 103 people in 25 households (Census 2011) in Chakisain tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 88th-largest of 115 villages in Chakisain tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,711 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 22 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 63 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246123, served by Chipalghat (A) post office; the LGD village code is 46491. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chipalghat, 9 km away. The village votes in Srinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 121 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pinakot

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Penakot · this village10367%
Kanakot · Chakisain38164%0 km N
Banjkot · Chakisain62661%0 km N
Iengar · Chakisain11769%0.7 km NE
Simdi · Chakisain21172%0.9 km S
Antakholi · Chakisain28362%1.1 km N
Rekholi · Chakisain56351%1.1 km N

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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 — Penakot

LGD code
46491
Pincode
246123
Post office
Chipalghat (A)
Population (Census 2011)
103
Population (projected 2026)
121
Households
25
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1711
Literacy rate
67.0%
Coordinates
30.11854°N, 79.01360°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Srinagar
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
Block / Mandal
Chakisain
Getting there

How to reach Penakot

Mandal centre
Chakisain · ≈ 2.2 km
≈ 5 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun97 kmcapital
  • Delhi242 km
  • Kolkata1253 km
  • Mumbai1375 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara63 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chipalghat9 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum22 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry7 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Penakot

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

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 246123

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Villages near Penakot

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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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