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Kanda

Rikhanikhal mandal
Pincode 246276
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Kanda

  • chaikhal devi · 3.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Rikhanikhal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Rikhanikhal mandal is chaikhal devi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kanda 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.

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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
47710
Pincode
246276
Post office
Bironkhal (A)
Population
396
Households
83
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000♂
Workers
270
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to Dehradun
102 km
Distance to Delhi
211 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanda compares

By population, Kanda ranks #11 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+2.6% vs mandal average
Kanda
69.9%
Rikhanikhal mandal
67.3%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,095
−98 vs mandal average
Kanda
1,095
Rikhanikhal mandal
1,193
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Kanda
4.8
Rikhanikhal mandal
4.2

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

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Kanda at a glance

Kanda is a village of 396 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 11th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,095 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 31 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 38 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246276, served by Bironkhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47710. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 6 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 467 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kanda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kanda · this village39670%
Kundela · Rikhanikhal2669%0 km N
Kundela · Karnaprayag2677%0 km N
Souli Malli · Rikhanikhal1573%0.5 km N
Dalmora · Rikhanikhal13674%0.9 km NE
Gangora · Rikhanikhal8164%0.9 km NE
Sauli Talli · Rikhanikhal4168%1 km NW

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Key facts — Kanda

LGD code
47710
Pincode
246276
Post office
Bironkhal (A)
Population (Census 2011)
396
Population (projected 2026)
467
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1095
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
29.79638°N, 78.90733°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Lansdowne
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Daleep Singh Rawat
Block / Mandal
Rikhanikhal
Getting there

How to reach Kanda

Mandal centre
Rikhanikhal · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun102 kmcapital
  • Delhi211 km
  • Kolkata1238 km
  • Mumbai1339 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara38 km
  • Bus stopRatkot16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal6 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila29 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry31 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar50 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kanda

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