Skip to main content
Monday, 14 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Garud tehsil·Bageshwar

Darshani

दर्शनी
Garud mandal
Pincode 263641
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTodayGreetingUttarakhand calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Darshani

  • Three temples of the Indo-Aryan shikhara type known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Rakshas Deval Temple and Satya Narayan Temple · 1.4 km
  • Tallihat group of temples and Katyuri mound, Uttarakhand · 1.4 km
  • Baijnath Temple Complex · 1.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Garud mandal

The principal temple recorded for Garud mandal is Rudradhari Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Darshani itself.

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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
SR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shankar ram
Contact: 60****3800
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Darshani can update it.
LGD code
51430
Pincode
263641
Post office
Baijnath (Bageshwar)
Population
818
Households
192
Literacy rate
71.6%
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000♂
Workers
266
Distance to district centre
4 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Dehradun
158 km
Distance to Delhi
273 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 70 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashirwad Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Darshani compares

By population, Darshani ranks #18 of 196 villages in Garud mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+1.8% vs mandal average
Darshani
71.6%
Garud mandal
69.8%
Bageshwar district
69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
−142 vs mandal average
Darshani
1,015
Garud mandal
1,157
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Darshani
4.3
Garud mandal
4.5

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

Advertisement

Darshani at a glance

Darshani is a village of 818 people in 192 households (Census 2011) in Garud tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 196 villages in Garud tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the Bageshwar district centre, 23 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 70 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263641, served by Baijnath (Bageshwar) post office; the LGD village code is 51430. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is shankar ram, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 964 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Darshani

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Darshani · this village81872%
Darshani · Koraon1,80848%0 km N
Barmau · Kanalichhina44573%0.9 km NW
Selihat · Garud4971%1 km E
Lohari Talli · Garud14972%1.3 km SE
Sitoli · Garud22267%1.7 km N
Sitoli · Kanalichhina5973%1.7 km N

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Notice board · Darshani

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 — Darshani

LGD code
51430
Pincode
263641
Post office
Baijnath (Bageshwar)
Population (Census 2011)
818
Population (projected 2026)
964
Households
192
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1015
Literacy rate
71.6%
Coordinates
29.89498°N, 79.60571°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
shankar ram
Block / Mandal
Garud
Nearest PHC
Aashirwad Clinic (0.4 km)
Getting there

How to reach Darshani

Mandal centre
Garud · ≈ 7.9 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bageshwar · ≈ 4.2 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun158 kmcapital
  • Delhi273 km
  • Kolkata1193 km
  • Mumbai1381 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam70 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station18 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashirwad Clinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank<1 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum26 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College18 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station58 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Aashirwad Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Darshani

6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Three temples of the Indo-Aryan shikhara type known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Rakshas Deval Temple and Satya Narayan TempleTemple1.4 km ↗
  • 🛕Tallihat group of temples and Katyuri mound, UttarakhandTemple1.4 km ↗
  • 🛕Baijnath Temple ComplexTemple1.6 km ↗
  • 🛕Baijnath templeTemple1.6 km ↗
  • 🛕Kot Ki Mai TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
  • 🛕Pingla Devi TempleTemple5.0 km ↗
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 263641

All villages in 263641 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Darshani

Looking for a different Darshani? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Darshani

Villages near Darshani

Other villages in Garud mandal

View all 60+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement