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Revenue village·Sult tehsil·Almora

Jhimar

झिमार
Sult mandal
Pincode 263676
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Jhimar

  • Talla Manila Mandir · 4.3 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.

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LGD code
52079
Pincode
263676
Post office
Maulekhal
Population
469
Households
119
Literacy rate
67.6%
Sex ratio
1255 ♀/1000♂
Workers
254
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
133 km
Distance to Delhi
227 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Matela Almora · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jhimar compares

By population, Jhimar ranks #10 of 139 villages in Sult mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.6%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Jhimar
67.6%
Sult mandal
66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,255
−27 vs mandal average
Jhimar
1,255
Sult mandal
1,282
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Jhimar
3.9
Sult mandal
4.2

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

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Jhimar at a glance

Jhimar is a village of 469 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Sult tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 10th-largest of 139 villages in Sult tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,255 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Almora district centre, 21 km from Basera, the nearest town, 34 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263676, served by Maulekhal post office; the LGD village code is 52079. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Matela Almora, 13 km away. The village votes in Salt assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Jeena. The population is estimated at 553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jhimar

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jhimar · this village46968%
Khumarh · Sult33468%0 km N
Ghangli · Didihat0.4 km SE
Ghangli · Bhikiasain10665%0.4 km SE
Kaligaon · Sult15567%0.7 km N
Rankuna · Sult52872%0.7 km SW
Kopi · Sult14664%0.9 km W

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jhimar

LGD code
52079
Pincode
263676
Post office
Maulekhal
Population (Census 2011)
469
Population (projected 2026)
553
Households
119
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1255
Literacy rate
67.6%
Coordinates
29.68643°N, 79.20306°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Salt
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahesh Jeena
Block / Mandal
Sult
Getting there

How to reach Jhimar

Mandal centre
Sult · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun133 kmcapital
  • Delhi227 km
  • Kolkata1208 km
  • Mumbai1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar34 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Matela Almora13 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila6 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)40 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jhimar

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