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Rotan

रोतन
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Rotan

  • Hateshwari Mandir · 4.0 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 Rotan 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
TRILOK SINGH
Contact: 95****2807
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LGD code
49785
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
34
Households
9
Literacy rate
67.6%
Sex ratio
1429 ♀/1000♂
Workers
16
Distance to district centre
234 km
Distance to mandal centre
234 km
Distance to Dehradun
92 km
Distance to Delhi
284 km
Nearest railway station
Shimla · 60 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Newlife Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rotan compares

By population, Rotan ranks #150 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.6%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Rotan
67.6%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,429
+369 vs mandal average
Rotan
1,429
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Rotan
3.8
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Rotan at a glance

Rotan is a village of 34 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 150th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,429 women per 1,000 men. It lies 234 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 60 km from Shimla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262531, served by Berinag post office; the LGD village code is 49785. The nearest hospital or health centre is Newlife Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is TRILOK SINGH, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 40 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Angariyagara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rotan · this village3468%
Nera · Pithoragarh90079%3.6 km S
Raika · Pratapnagar99061%5.1 km W
Parsa · Kullu28567%8 km NW
Tadi · Pauri26765%12 km SE
Jagta · Mori30365%11.2 km E
Chiwan · Mori27963%11.2 km E

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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 — Rotan

LGD code
49785
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
34
Population (projected 2026)
40
Households
9
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1429
Literacy rate
67.6%
Coordinates
31.12048°N, 77.78486°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TRILOK SINGH
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Rotan

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 234 km
≈ 7 h 59 min by car · 9 h 29 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 234 km
≈ 8 h 1 min by car · 9 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun92 kmcapital
  • Delhi284 km
  • Kolkata1414 km
  • Mumbai1427 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationShimla60 km
  • Bus stopRohru Bus Station10 km
  • Hospital / PHCNewlife Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankPNB24 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG Gas Station26 km
  • CollegeAtal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering and Technology28 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Rohru10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rotan

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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