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Bung Bung

बुंग बुंग
Dharchula mandal
Pincode 262545
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ratan singh
Contact: 90****6069
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LGD code
49093
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population
516
Households
110
Literacy rate
65.9%
Sex ratio
904 ♀/1000♂
Workers
435
Census 2011 · in context

How Bung Bung compares

By population, Bung Bung ranks #22 of 76 villages in Dharchula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.9%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Bung Bung
65.9%
Dharchula mandal
67.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−86 vs mandal average
Bung Bung
904
Dharchula mandal
990
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bung Bung
4.7
Dharchula mandal
4.5

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

Bung Bung at a glance

Bung Bung is a village of 516 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 22nd-largest of 76 villages in Dharchula tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262545, served by Dharchula post office; the LGD village code is 49093. The sarpanch is ratan singh , and the village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 608 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Bung Bung

LGD code
49093
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population (Census 2011)
516
Population (projected 2026)
608
Households
110
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
904
Literacy rate
65.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dharchula
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Singh Dhami
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ratan singh
Block / Mandal
Dharchula
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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
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