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Sainu

सैनू
Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246474
Verified by Sarpanch
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Sainu

  • Adi Badri temples · 3.6 km
  • Adi Badri Vishnu temple complex · 3.6 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.

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
darshan singh
Contact: 70****4913
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LGD code
41358
Pincode
246474
Post office
Simali
Population
325
Households
73
Literacy rate
72%
Sex ratio
1211 ♀/1000♂
Workers
102
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
114 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 78 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jai Clinic · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sainu compares

By population, Sainu ranks #35 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.0%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Sainu
72.0%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,211
+63 vs mandal average
Sainu
1,211
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Sainu
4.5
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

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

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Sainu at a glance

Sainu is a village of 325 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 35th-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,211 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Chamoli district centre, 34 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 78 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246474, served by Simali post office; the LGD village code is 41358. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jai Clinic, 12 km away. The sarpanch is darshan singh. The population is estimated at 383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Seinu

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sainu · this village32572%
Nail · Karnaprayag9963%0 km N
Naini · Karnaprayag25973%0 km N
Saij · Karnaprayag20976%0 km N
Kamera · Karnaprayag23172%0 km N
Jainta · Karnaprayag6087%0 km N
Baula · Karnaprayag16171%0 km N

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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 — Sainu

LGD code
41358
Pincode
246474
Post office
Simali
Population (Census 2011)
325
Population (projected 2026)
383
Households
73
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1211
Literacy rate
72.0%
Coordinates
30.13433°N, 79.19847°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
darshan singh
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Sainu

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun114 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1240 km
  • Mumbai1385 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara78 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)22 km
  • Hospital / PHCJai Clinic12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI32 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION33 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry21 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sainu

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

Same pincode

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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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