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Khar Koli

खर कोली
Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263623
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Khar Koli observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Khar Koli

  • Dandeshwar Temple · 4.8 km
  • Dandeshwar Shiv temple complex · 4.8 km
  • Dandeshwar Group of Temples · 4.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bhanoli mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bhanoli mandal is Golu Devta Temple, Chitai. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khar Koli itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Almora burns the whole clan, not just Ravana

Almora is the one place that burns the entire Ravana clan rather than Ravana alone — around thirty-three effigies, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna among them, built by neighbourhood committees and carried through the town with bands before the burning. Mohallas began adding their own figures from 1975. The Kumaoni Ramlila that runs beforehand is sung rather than spoken.

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LGD code
53694
Pincode
263623
Post office
Panuwanaula
Population
86
Households
18
Literacy rate
54.7%
Sex ratio
1457 ♀/1000♂
Workers
40
Distance to district centre
38 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
188 km
Distance to Delhi
275 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 45 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khar Koli compares

By population, Khar Koli ranks #139 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.7%
−7.3% vs mandal average
Khar Koli54.7%
Bhanoli mandal62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,457
+314 vs mandal average
Khar Koli1,457
Bhanoli mandal1,143
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
Khar Koli4.8
Bhanoli mandal4.8

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

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Khar Koli at a glance

Khar Koli is a village of 86 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 139th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,457 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Almora district centre, 38 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 45 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263623, served by Panuwanaula post office; the LGD village code is 53694. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 13 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 101 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khar Koli · this village8655%—
Nayal · Bhanoli15271%0.8 km SE
Jajar · Bhanoli28878%0.8 km SE
Nayal · Bhanoli8055%0.8 km SE
Papgarh · Bhanoli16149%0.8 km SE
Raipar · Bhanoli13465%0.8 km SE
Naugaon · Bhanoli63159%1 km NW

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Key facts — Khar Koli

LGD code
53694
Pincode
263623
Post office
Panuwanaula
Population (Census 2011)
86
Population (projected 2026)
101
Households
18
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1457
Literacy rate
54.7%
Coordinates
29.60089°N, 79.80385°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Khar Koli

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 3.4 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 18 min by car · 1 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun188 kmcapital
  • Delhi275 km
  • Kolkata1157 km
  • Mumbai1364 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam45 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop14 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini13 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda25 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khar Koli

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