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Hislani

हिसलानी
Gairsain mandal
Pincode 246431
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Hislani

  • Durga Mata Temple · 0.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Gairsain mandal

The principal temple recorded for Gairsain mandal is Durga Mata Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hislani 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 Septembertoday
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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMETRA DEVI
Contact: 72****4857
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LGD code
41994
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population
127
Households
31
Literacy rate
66.1%
Sex ratio
1352 ♀/1000♂
Workers
42
Distance to district centre
25 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Dehradun
128 km
Distance to Delhi
251 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 65 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mehalchauri · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Hislani compares

By population, Hislani ranks #104 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.1%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Hislani
66.1%
Gairsain mandal
66.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,352
+172 vs mandal average
Hislani
1,352
Gairsain mandal
1,180
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
Hislani
4.1
Gairsain mandal
4.8

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

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Hislani at a glance

Hislani is a village of 127 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 104th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,352 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Chamoli district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 65 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246431, served by Mehalchauri post office; the LGD village code is 41994. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mehalchauri, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SUMETRA DEVI. The population is estimated at 150 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kalyani Talli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Hislani · this village12766%
Khira · Chaukhutiya1,14664%1.8 km SE
Kotura · Chaukhutiya88261%1.8 km SE
Kothyu · Chaukhutiya10667%1.8 km SE
Kotura · Chaukhutiya21767%1.8 km SE
Rithiya · Gairsain3667%3 km NE
Rangchaura · Gairsain27875%3.2 km NE

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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 — Hislani

LGD code
41994
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population (Census 2011)
127
Population (projected 2026)
150
Households
31
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1352
Literacy rate
66.1%
Coordinates
29.95538°N, 79.29075°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMETRA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Gairsain
Getting there

How to reach Hislani

Mandal centre
Gairsain · ≈ 7.6 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 25 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun128 kmcapital
  • Delhi251 km
  • Kolkata1221 km
  • Mumbai1372 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar65 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mehalchauri4 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil37 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry30 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station47 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Hislani

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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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