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Masauli

मसौली
Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Masauli

  • Bagnath Temple · 3.5 km
  • Goril Devta / Golu Devta · 3.8 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 Masauli 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
DIVYA DEVI
Contact: 97****2770
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LGD code
41141
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
957
Households
193
Literacy rate
67.5%
Sex ratio
1155 ♀/1000♂
Workers
425
Distance to district centre
64 km
Distance to mandal centre
92 km
Distance to Dehradun
184 km
Distance to Delhi
290 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 69 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Shyam Lal Shah Gangola District Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Masauli compares

By population, Masauli ranks #2 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.5%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Masauli
67.5%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,155
+40 vs mandal average
Masauli
1,155
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Masauli
5.0
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Masauli at a glance

Masauli is a village of 957 people in 193 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 2nd-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,155 women per 1,000 men. It lies 64 km from the Chamoli district centre, 43 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 69 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41141. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shyam Lal Shah Gangola District Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is DIVYA DEVI, and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 1,128 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Masoli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Masauli · this village95768%
Masauli · Srinagar26769%0 km N
Kotgaon · Sankari97550%0.8 km N
Kotgaon · Mariahu4,00054%0.8 km N
Ghingartola · Bageshwar7777%1.1 km NW
Deoli · Garhmukteshwar2,14763%1.6 km N
Deoli · Ramnagar94955%1.6 km N

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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 — Masauli

LGD code
41141
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
957
Population (projected 2026)
1,128
Households
193
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1155
Literacy rate
67.5%
Coordinates
29.82676°N, 79.85705°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DIVYA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Masauli

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 92 km
≈ 3 h 8 min by car · 3 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 64 km
≈ 2 h 12 min by car · 2 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 28 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun184 kmcapital
  • Delhi290 km
  • Kolkata1170 km
  • Mumbai1388 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam69 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station8 km
  • Hospital / PHCShyam Lal Shah Gangola District Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank8 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Masauli

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

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Masauli

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🎓Government Degree College, KandaCollege4.3 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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