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Pokhari

Thailisain mandal
Pincode 246285
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Thailisain mandal

The principal temple recorded for Thailisain mandal is Bindeshwar Mahadev. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pokhari 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.

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LGD code
46566
Pincode
246285
Post office
Thalisain
Population
493
Households
122
Literacy rate
74.2%
Sex ratio
1405 ♀/1000♂
Workers
236
Census 2011 · in context

How Pokhari compares

By population, Pokhari ranks #17 of 114 villages in Thailisain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.2%
+12.0% vs mandal average
Pokhari
74.2%
Thailisain mandal
62.2%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,405
+261 vs mandal average
Pokhari
1,405
Thailisain mandal
1,144
Household size
people per home
4.0
−1.2 vs mandal average
Pokhari
4.0
Thailisain mandal
5.2

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

Pokhari at a glance

Pokhari is a village of 493 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Thailisain tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 17th-largest of 114 villages in Thailisain tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,405 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246285, served by Thalisain post office; the LGD village code is 46566. The village votes in Srinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 581 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Pokhari

LGD code
46566
Pincode
246285
Post office
Thalisain
Population (Census 2011)
493
Population (projected 2026)
581
Households
122
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1405
Literacy rate
74.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Srinagar
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
Block / Mandal
Thailisain
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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
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