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Mayal

मायल
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temples near Mayal

  • Binsar Mahadev · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HEMA DEVI
Contact: 76****1710
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LGD code
49735
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
98
Households
25
Literacy rate
67.3%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
62
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 Mayal compares

By population, Mayal ranks #90 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.3%
−5.0% vs mandal average
Mayal
67.3%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−138 vs mandal average
Mayal
922
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Mayal
3.9
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Mayal at a glance

Mayal is a village of 98 people in 25 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 90th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 922 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 49735. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bageshwar Governnment Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is HEMA DEVI, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 116 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mayal · this village9867%
Kamol · Bageshwar23569%0 km N
Sainj · Bageshwar72082%0 km N
Bana · Berinag72470%0 km N
Anauli · Berinag2181%0 km N
Nail · Bageshwar00 km N
Nail · Bageshwar15470%0 km N

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Key facts — Mayal

LGD code
49735
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
98
Population (projected 2026)
116
Households
25
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
67.3%
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
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HEMA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Mayal

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 Mayal

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