Chanch observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
Temples near Chanch
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By population, Chanch ranks #26 of 139 villages in Sult mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chanch is a village of 270 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Sult tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 26th-largest of 139 villages in Sult tehsil. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,250 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Almora district centre, 23 km from Basera, the nearest town, 37 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263676, served by Maulekhal post office; the LGD village code is 52091. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Matela Almora, 10 km away. The village votes in Salt assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Jeena. The population is estimated at 318 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chach →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanch · this village | 270 | 66% | — |
| Charwan · Machhor | 91 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Chaparh · Bhikiasain | 98 | 64% | 0 km N |
| Kafalta Talla · Sult | 174 | 66% | 1 km E |
| Naikana · Bhikiasain | 234 | 69% | 1.1 km W |
| Taraari · Machhor | 349 | 75% | 1.4 km S |
| Kaphalta Malla · Sult | 234 | 73% | 1.4 km SE |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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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