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Khanna

Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Khanna

  • Umara Narayan Mandir · 4.4 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Pokhari mandal

The principal temple recorded for Pokhari mandal is Dondiyo Kalinka Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khanna 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
SUCHITA DEVI
Contact: 86****9502
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LGD code
41154
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
40
Households
11
Literacy rate
77.5%
Sex ratio
1105 ♀/1000♂
Workers
24
Distance to district centre
29 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
97 km
Distance to Delhi
255 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 75 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khanna compares

By population, Khanna ranks #89 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.5%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Khanna
77.5%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,105
−10 vs mandal average
Khanna
1,105
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
Khanna
3.6
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Khanna at a glance

Khanna is a village of 40 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 89th-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,105 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Chamoli district centre, 33 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 75 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41154. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SUCHITA DEVI , and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 47 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhikona

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khanna · this village4078%
Bhulkan · Pokhari4100%0 km N
Bhyuta · Rudraprayag18570%0.9 km NW
Jakhni · Rudraprayag49374%2.3 km N
Pokhari · Rudraprayag23469%2.3 km N
Jhirmoli · Rudraprayag1580%2.6 km N
Ghimtoli · Rudraprayag21777%2.6 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 — Khanna

LGD code
41154
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
40
Population (projected 2026)
47
Households
11
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1105
Literacy rate
77.5%
Coordinates
30.26800°N, 79.04022°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUCHITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Khanna

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun97 kmcapital
  • Delhi255 km
  • Kolkata1262 km
  • Mumbai1391 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh75 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)4 km
  • Hospital / PHCJankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag6 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
  • CollegeCHAURAS GROUND23 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khanna

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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