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Chamula

Kotdwara mandal
Pincode 246124
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Chamula

  • Naagdev garhi Temple · 2.6 km
  • Langoorgarhi Temple · 3.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kotdwara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kotdwara mandal is Naagdev garhi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chamula 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
48332
Pincode
246124
Post office
Dadamandi
Population
69
Households
17
Literacy rate
75.4%
Sex ratio
1226 ♀/1000♂
Workers
11
Distance to district centre
29 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
70 km
Distance to Delhi
199 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
The Hans Foundation General Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chamula compares

By population, Chamula ranks #208 of 315 villages in Kotdwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.4%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Chamula
75.4%
Kotdwara mandal
75.9%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,226
+178 vs mandal average
Chamula
1,226
Kotdwara mandal
1,048
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chamula
4.1
Kotdwara mandal
4.4

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

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Chamula at a glance

Chamula is a village of 69 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Kotdwara tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 208th-largest of 315 villages in Kotdwara tehsil. Literacy is 75%, about the same as the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,226 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 17 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 21 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246124, served by Dadamandi post office; the LGD village code is 48332. The nearest hospital or health centre is The Hans Foundation General Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 81 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sinrai

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chamula · this village6975%
Khera · Kotdwara22264%0 km N
Nara · Kotdwara6472%0 km N
Juwa · Kotdwara37976%0 km N
Char · Kotdwara10551%0 km N
Chura · Jalali13772%0 km N
Rampur · Kotdwara52784%0.6 km W

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Notice board · Chamula

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 — Chamula

LGD code
48332
Pincode
246124
Post office
Dadamandi
Population (Census 2011)
69
Population (projected 2026)
81
Households
17
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1226
Literacy rate
75.4%
Coordinates
29.92127°N, 78.60337°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Yamkeshwar
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Renu Bisht
Block / Mandal
Kotdwara
Getting there

How to reach Chamula

Mandal centre
Kotdwara · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,246 people
Harsoli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun70 kmcapital
  • Delhi199 km
  • Kolkata1270 km
  • Mumbai1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara21 km
  • Hospital / PHCThe Hans Foundation General Hospital9 km
  • ATM / banksbi34 km
  • Petrol pumpIoc23 km
  • CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS38 km
  • Police stationPolice station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chamula

2 Temples 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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