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Chari

Dwarahat mandal
Pincode 263653
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Chari

  • Bandeo Temple, Dwarahat · 4.4 km
  • Bandeo Temple · 4.4 km
  • Kacheri group of temples · 4.5 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)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
52646
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population
267
Households
58
Literacy rate
76.4%
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000♂
Workers
138
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
150 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chari compares

By population, Chari ranks #33 of 90 villages in Dwarahat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.4%
+6.2% vs mandal average
Chari
76.4%
Dwarahat mandal
70.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−318 vs mandal average
Chari
921
Dwarahat mandal
1,239
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chari
4.6
Dwarahat mandal
4.4

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

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Chari at a glance

Chari is a village of 267 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Dwarahat tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 33rd-largest of 90 villages in Dwarahat tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263653, served by Dwarahat post office; the LGD village code is 52646. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 1 km away. The population is estimated at 315 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ratkhal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chari · this village26776%
Chayli · Bagwalipokhar57870%0 km N
Joshaura · Dhari27373%0 km N
Dhaura · Almora85177%0 km N
Syura · Almora10779%0 km N
Chaumu · Almora82267%0 km N
Choura · Almora7179%0 km N

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Notice board · Chari

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 — Chari

LGD code
52646
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population (Census 2011)
267
Population (projected 2026)
315
Households
58
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
921
Literacy rate
76.4%
Coordinates
29.73546°N, 79.43810°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Dwarahat
Getting there

How to reach Chari

Mandal centre
Dwarahat · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun150 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1194 km
  • Mumbai1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet10 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College35 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chari

8 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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