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Thunda

थुंडा
Yamkeshwar mandal
Pincode 246127
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Yamkeshwar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Yamkeshwar mandal is Ram Mandir near Vyas Ghat, vyas chatti,. No temple of this dedication is on record within Thunda 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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RK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rajesh kumar
Contact: 75****2087
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LGD code
48711
Pincode
246127
Post office
Dugadda
Population
201
Households
46
Literacy rate
75.1%
Sex ratio
1422 ♀/1000♂
Workers
45
Distance to district centre
48 km
Distance to mandal centre
20 km
Distance to Dehradun
53 km
Distance to Delhi
190 km
Nearest railway station
Virbhadra · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Katghar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Thunda compares

By population, Thunda ranks #54 of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.1%
+2.6% vs mandal average
Thunda
75.1%
Yamkeshwar mandal
72.5%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,422
+341 vs mandal average
Thunda
1,422
Yamkeshwar mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Thunda
4.4
Yamkeshwar mandal
4.4

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

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Thunda at a glance

Thunda is a village of 201 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Yamkeshwar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 54th-largest of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,422 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 4 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 19 km from Virbhadra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246127, served by Dugadda post office; the LGD village code is 48711. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Katghar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is rajesh kumar, and the village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 237 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Udda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Thunda · this village20175%
Thunda · Yamkeshwar22866%0 km N
Gundi Talli · Yamkeshwar7771%1.2 km S
Piproli · Yamkeshwar786%1.7 km E
Ranchula · Pauri1.8 km NW
Ranchula · Yamkeshwar15768%1.8 km NW
Kota Talla · Yamkeshwar5474%2.4 km NW

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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 — Thunda

LGD code
48711
Pincode
246127
Post office
Dugadda
Population (Census 2011)
201
Population (projected 2026)
237
Households
46
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1422
Literacy rate
75.1%
Coordinates
29.96315°N, 78.40601°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Yamkeshwar
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Renu Bisht
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
rajesh kumar
Block / Mandal
Yamkeshwar
Getting there

How to reach Thunda

Mandal centre
Yamkeshwar · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 39 min by car · 1 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,246 people
Harsoli · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun53 kmcapital
  • Delhi190 km
  • Kolkata1288 km
  • Mumbai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVirbhadra19 km
  • Bus stopRotary Club19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Katghar9 km
  • ATM / bankSBI19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil19 km
  • CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS46 km
  • Police stationMuni ki reti police thana20 km
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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