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Revenue village·Thal tehsil·Pithoragarh

Syalbey

Thal mandal
Pincode 262572
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Syalbey

  • Dhaulinag Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Thal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Thal mandal is Shikhar Moolnarayan Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Syalbey 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 Septembertoday
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
meena devi
Contact: 72****7768
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LGD code
49281
Pincode
262572
Population
223
Households
55
Literacy rate
64.6%
Sex ratio
1165 ♀/1000♂
Workers
116
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
189 km
Distance to Delhi
298 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 76 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Syalbey compares

By population, Syalbey ranks #18 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.6%
−5.8% vs mandal average
Syalbey
64.6%
Thal mandal
70.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,165
+84 vs mandal average
Syalbey
1,165
Thal mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Syalbey
4.1
Thal mandal
4.2

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

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Syalbey at a glance

Syalbey is a village of 223 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Thal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 103 villages in Thal tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,165 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 50 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 76 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262572; the LGD village code is 49281. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 5 km away. The sarpanch is meena devi , and the village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sayalawe

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Syalbey · this village22365%
Sildo · Thal8568%0 km N
Salet · Dugnakuri3768%0 km N
Chalmori · Thal15077%0.7 km E
Kasari · Thal2959%0.7 km E
Tari Gaon · Thal13977%0.9 km NE
Saligaon · Dugnakuri22980%0.9 km NE

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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 — Syalbey

LGD code
49281
Pincode
262572
Population (Census 2011)
223
Population (projected 2026)
263
Households
55
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1165
Literacy rate
64.6%
Coordinates
29.86786°N, 79.92222°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
meena devi
Block / Mandal
Thal
Getting there

How to reach Syalbey

Mandal centre
Thal · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 13 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 43 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun189 kmcapital
  • Delhi298 km
  • Kolkata1168 km
  • Mumbai1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam76 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani5 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited15 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump38 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Syalbey

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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