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Bhurola

भुरोला
Thal mandal
Pincode 262552
Verified by Sarpanch
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bhurola

  • Dhaulinag Temple · 3.8 km

Named places of worship on record

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
TARA LOHANI
Contact: 81****4240
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LGD code
49588
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population
57
Households
12
Literacy rate
71.9%
Sex ratio
1111 ♀/1000♂
Workers
35
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
192 km
Distance to Delhi
300 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 77 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhurola compares

By population, Bhurola ranks #73 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.9%
+1.5% vs mandal average
Bhurola
71.9%
Thal mandal
70.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,111
+30 vs mandal average
Bhurola
1,111
Thal mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bhurola
4.8
Thal mandal
4.2

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

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Bhurola at a glance

Bhurola is a village of 57 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Thal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 73rd-largest of 103 villages in Thal tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,111 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 53 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 77 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262552, served by Thal (Pithoragarh) post office; the LGD village code is 49588. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 3 km away. The sarpanch is TARA LOHANI, and the village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 67 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Darmoli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhurola · this village5772%
Dhartoli · Thal6070%0 km N
Bhantola · Kanda28370%0 km N
Simar · Thal8374%0.8 km SW
Sain · Thal3471%0.8 km SE
Leg · Thal13562%0.8 km SE
Jalati · Thal1656%1.1 km NE

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Notice board · Bhurola

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 — Bhurola

LGD code
49588
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population (Census 2011)
57
Population (projected 2026)
67
Households
12
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1111
Literacy rate
71.9%
Coordinates
29.86268°N, 79.95286°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TARA LOHANI
Block / Mandal
Thal
Getting there

How to reach Bhurola

Mandal centre
Thal · ≈ 1.5 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun192 kmcapital
  • Delhi300 km
  • Kolkata1166 km
  • Hyderabad1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam77 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani3 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank18 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump36 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bhurola

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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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