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Raura

राउरा
Tejam mandal
Pincode 262553
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Tejam mandal

The principal temple recorded for Tejam mandal is Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raura 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
laxmi devi
Contact: 89****8700
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LGD code
49043
Pincode
262553
Post office
Tejam
Population
73
Households
18
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
1147 ♀/1000♂
Workers
53
Distance to district centre
199 km
Distance to mandal centre
184 km
Distance to Dehradun
42 km
Distance to Delhi
240 km
Nearest railway station
Dehradun · 42 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Chakrata · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Raura compares

By population, Raura ranks #67 of 92 villages in Tejam mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Raura
69.9%
Tejam mandal
63.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,147
+52 vs mandal average
Raura
1,147
Tejam mandal
1,095
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Raura
4.1
Tejam mandal
4.2

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

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Raura at a glance

Raura is a village of 73 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Tejam tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 67th-largest of 92 villages in Tejam tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,147 women per 1,000 men. It lies 199 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 42 km from Dehradun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262553, served by Tejam post office; the LGD village code is 49043. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Chakrata, 8 km away. The sarpanch is laxmi devi, and the village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 86 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khatera

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raura · this village7370%
Timara · Kalsi37255%0.9 km NE
Kaiti · Tejam3566%1.1 km SE
Tungroli · Chakrata1.8 km NE
Chandi · Jakholi*30766%2.8 km N
Rawana · Chakrata30354%2.6 km W
Khar Kota · Pauri4370%2.9 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 — Raura

LGD code
49043
Pincode
262553
Post office
Tejam
Population (Census 2011)
73
Population (projected 2026)
86
Households
18
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1147
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
30.68075°N, 77.93216°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
laxmi devi
Block / Mandal
Tejam
Getting there

How to reach Raura

Mandal centre
Tejam · ≈ 184 km
≈ 6 h 17 min by car · 7 h 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 199 km
≈ 6 h 48 min by car · 8 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun42 kmcapital
  • Delhi240 km
  • Kolkata1373 km
  • Mumbai1387 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDehradun42 km
  • Bus stopBingsi Chani23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Chakrata8 km
  • ATM / bankState bank of india6 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump30 km
  • CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration26 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Jakhan38 km
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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