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Revenue village·Karnaprayag tehsil·Chamoli

Majkhola

Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246429
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Karnaprayag mandal

The principal temple recorded for Karnaprayag mandal is Saraswati Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Majkhola 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 →

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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
SUMEDA BISHT
Contact: 80****4244
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LGD code
41301
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population
272
Households
60
Literacy rate
69.5%
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000♂
Workers
124
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Dehradun
103 km
Distance to Delhi
257 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 78 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
ITBP Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Majkhola compares

By population, Majkhola ranks #43 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.5%
−3.0% vs mandal average
Majkhola
69.5%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
−191 vs mandal average
Majkhola
957
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Majkhola
4.5
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

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

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Majkhola at a glance

Majkhola is a village of 272 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 43rd-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Chamoli district centre, 35 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 78 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246429, served by Gauchar post office; the LGD village code is 41301. The nearest hospital or health centre is ITBP Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SUMEDA BISHT. The population is estimated at 321 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Majhkhola

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Majkhola · this village27270%
Sunak · Karnaprayag12673%1.2 km E
Jalgaon · Karnaprayag11167%1.3 km E
Bameli · Karnaprayag3168%1.8 km SW
Paduli · Pokhari6077%2.6 km E
Paduli · Chamoli2.6 km E
Kandai · Pokhari27276%2.7 km W

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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 — Majkhola

LGD code
41301
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population (Census 2011)
272
Population (projected 2026)
321
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
957
Literacy rate
69.5%
Coordinates
30.24168°N, 79.09958°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMEDA BISHT
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Majkhola

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun103 kmcapital
  • Delhi257 km
  • Kolkata1255 km
  • Mumbai1391 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara78 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)7 km
  • Hospital / PHCITBP Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA28 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum27 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry22 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station12 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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