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Revenue village·Gairsain tehsil·Chamoli

Marora

Gairsain mandal
Pincode 246428
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Gairsain mandal

The principal temple recorded for Gairsain mandal is Durga Mata Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Marora 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.

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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOBHA DEVI
Contact: 96****1550
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LGD code
41897
Pincode
246428
Post office
Gairsain
Population
814
Households
166
Literacy rate
67.1%
Sex ratio
1153 ♀/1000♂
Workers
365
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
131 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 68 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mehalchauri · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marora compares

By population, Marora ranks #8 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.1%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Marora
67.1%
Gairsain mandal
66.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,153
−27 vs mandal average
Marora
1,153
Gairsain mandal
1,180
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Marora
4.9
Gairsain mandal
4.8

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

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Marora at a glance

Marora is a village of 814 people in 166 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 8th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,153 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Chamoli district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 68 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246428, served by Gairsain post office; the LGD village code is 41897. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mehalchauri, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SOBHA DEVI. The population is estimated at 960 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Maroda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marora · this village81467%
Gair · Gairsain2,65279%0 km N
Sera · Gairsain22862%0 km N
Sarowar · Gairsain6182%0 km N
Farson · Gairsain16277%0 km N
Sankot · Gairsain01.3 km SE
Kot · Gairsain61871%1.3 km SE

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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 — Marora

LGD code
41897
Pincode
246428
Post office
Gairsain
Population (Census 2011)
814
Population (projected 2026)
960
Households
166
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1153
Literacy rate
67.1%
Coordinates
29.97834°N, 79.33693°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SOBHA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Gairsain
Getting there

How to reach Marora

Mandal centre
Gairsain · ≈ 3.3 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 23 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun131 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1219 km
  • Mumbai1376 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar68 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mehalchauri2 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank28 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum37 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry34 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station48 km
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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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