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Revenue village·Nandprayag tehsil·Chamoli

Mason

मेसन
Nandprayag mandal
Pincode 246449
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Mason

  • Govind Group of Temples, Simli · 2.7 km
  • Karnaprayag ghat · 3.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Nandprayag mandal

The principal temple recorded for Nandprayag mandal is Place of Shil tree, of which in September 2018 a figure of Naini Mata was formed. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mason 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
birendra singh
Contact: 98****3191
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LGD code
41023
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population
508
Households
121
Literacy rate
75%
Sex ratio
1032 ♀/1000♂
Workers
235
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
117 km
Distance to Delhi
269 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
D.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mason compares

By population, Mason ranks #7 of 65 villages in Nandprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.0%
+4.2% vs mandal average
Mason
75.0%
Nandprayag mandal
70.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
−65 vs mandal average
Mason
1,032
Nandprayag mandal
1,097
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Mason
4.2
Nandprayag mandal
4.4

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

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Mason at a glance

Mason is a village of 508 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Nandprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 65 villages in Nandprayag tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Chamoli district centre, 45 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246449, served by Nandprayag post office; the LGD village code is 41023. The nearest hospital or health centre is D.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care, 3 km away. The sarpanch is birendra singh . The population is estimated at 599 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mason

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mason · this village50875%
Dharkot · Nandprayag13873%0 km N
Nauna · Nandprayag13671%0 km N
Hadkoti · Nandprayag7675%0 km N
Pipalsera · Karnaprayag15785%0.7 km SW
Diyuri · Champawat1,44564%0.9 km NW
Diyuri · Pithoragarh8274%0.9 km NW

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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 — Mason

LGD code
41023
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population (Census 2011)
508
Population (projected 2026)
599
Households
121
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1032
Literacy rate
75.0%
Coordinates
30.25559°N, 79.24675°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
birendra singh
Block / Mandal
Nandprayag
Getting there

How to reach Mason

Mandal centre
Nandprayag · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 32 min by car · 1 h 49 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun117 kmcapital
  • Delhi269 km
  • Kolkata1246 km
  • Mumbai1399 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopPursari13 km
  • Hospital / PHCD.R Memorial Ortho Physio Care3 km
  • ATM / bankSBI18 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION18 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Mason

2 Temples 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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