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Banauli

बनौली
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262522
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Banauli

  • Binsar Mahadev · 2.7 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 Banauli 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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
mamta
Contact: 74****5717
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LGD code
49806
Pincode
262522
Post office
Gangolihat
Population
105
Households
28
Literacy rate
71.4%
Sex ratio
1386 ♀/1000♂
Workers
54
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
169 km
Distance to Delhi
278 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 66 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bageshwar Governnment Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banauli compares

By population, Banauli ranks #87 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.4%
−0.9% vs mandal average
Banauli
71.4%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,386
+326 vs mandal average
Banauli
1,386
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Banauli
3.8
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Banauli at a glance

Banauli is a village of 105 people in 28 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 87th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,386 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 29 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 66 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262522, served by Gangolihat post office; the LGD village code is 49806. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bageshwar Governnment Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is mamta , and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 124 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bora Agar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banauli · this village10571%
Gewai · Bageshwar00 km N
Nawali · Ranikhet25861%0 km N
Patali · Bageshwar12675%0 km N
Dwali · Bageshwar00 km N
Adoli · Bageshwar25175%0 km N
Gajali · Bageshwar16567%0 km N

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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 — Banauli

LGD code
49806
Pincode
262522
Post office
Gangolihat
Population (Census 2011)
105
Population (projected 2026)
124
Households
28
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1386
Literacy rate
71.4%
Coordinates
29.84623°N, 79.70130°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
mamta
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Banauli

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun169 kmcapital
  • Delhi278 km
  • Kolkata1183 km
  • Mumbai1382 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam66 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station8 km
  • Hospital / PHCBageshwar Governnment Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited7 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum26 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College8 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station56 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Banauli

1 Temple 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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