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Bana

बना
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bana

  • Binsar Mahadev · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Berinag mandal

The principal temple recorded for Berinag mandal is वेणी माधव मंदिर बागेश्वर. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bana 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
49722
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
724
Households
153
Literacy rate
70.2%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
348
Distance to district centre
15 km
Distance to Dehradun
170 km
Distance to Delhi
279 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 67 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bageshwar Governnment Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bana compares

By population, Bana ranks #6 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.2%
−2.1% vs mandal average
Bana
70.2%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−60 vs mandal average
Bana
1,000
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bana
4.7
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Bana at a glance

Bana is a village of 724 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 6th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 31 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 67 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262531, served by Berinag post office; the LGD village code is 49722. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bageshwar Governnment Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 854 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bana · this village72470%
Kamol · Bageshwar23569%0 km N
Sainj · Bageshwar72082%0 km N
Anauli · Berinag2181%0 km N
Nail · Bageshwar00 km N
Nail · Bageshwar15470%0 km N
Baya · Berinag6874%0 km N

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bana

LGD code
49722
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
724
Population (projected 2026)
854
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
70.2%
Coordinates
29.85077°N, 79.71553°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Bana

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 15 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun170 kmcapital
  • Delhi279 km
  • Kolkata1182 km
  • Mumbai1383 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam67 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station7 km
  • Hospital / PHCBageshwar Governnment Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited6 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum27 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College6 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station57 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bana

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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