Silkani observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Pawkidevi mandal is Saccha Dam Shiva Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Silkani itself.
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 for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Silkani is a village in Pawkidevi mandal, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It has a population of 405 across 79 households with a literacy rate of 58%. The village is located at coordinates 30.154°N, 78.467°E.
By population, Silkani ranks #19 of 34 villages in Pawkidevi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silkani is a village of 405 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Pawkidevi tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 19th-largest of 34 villages in Pawkidevi tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Tehri Garhwal district centre, 25 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 18 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249192, served by Shivanand Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 44515. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ayurveda Center, 14 km away. The sarpanch is SUMAN DEVI, and the village votes in Narendranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subodh Uniyal. The population is estimated at 477 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Silkani →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkani · this village | 405 | 58% | — |
| Bhairgarh · Pawkidevi | 266 | 46% | 1.1 km S |
| Bairai Gaon · Pawkidevi | 741 | 64% | 1.1 km S |
| Pajai Gaon · Pawkidevi | 378 | 60% | 1.3 km SE |
| Talai · Narendra Nagar | 208 | 73% | 1.9 km N |
| Kuri · Narendra Nagar | 462 | 67% | 1.9 km N |
| Pipri · Pawkidevi | 189 | 60% | 1.9 km N |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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