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Sunaun

सुनौन
Tharali mandal
Pincode 246481
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Sunaun

  • Kulsari Temple · 4.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Tharali mandal

The principal temple recorded for Tharali mandal is Angiyari Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sunaun 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
lata thapliyal
Contact: 78****1277
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LGD code
41715
Pincode
246481
Post office
Tharali
Population
266
Households
62
Literacy rate
75.6%
Sex ratio
1235 ♀/1000♂
Workers
137
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
143 km
Distance to Delhi
274 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dinesh Joshi Medikose, Tharali · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sunaun compares

By population, Sunaun ranks #38 of 89 villages in Tharali mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.6%
+5.3% vs mandal average
Sunaun
75.6%
Tharali mandal
70.3%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,235
+149 vs mandal average
Sunaun
1,235
Tharali mandal
1,086
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Sunaun
4.3
Tharali mandal
4.5

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

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Sunaun at a glance

Sunaun is a village of 266 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Tharali tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 38th-largest of 89 villages in Tharali tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,235 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Chamoli district centre, 25 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246481, served by Tharali post office; the LGD village code is 41715. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dinesh Joshi Medikose, Tharali, 2 km away. The sarpanch is lata thapliyal, and the village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 314 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sunau Malla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sunaun · this village26676%
Sunaun · Tharali33176%0 km N
Sonala · Tharali25062%0 km N
Harchan · Tharali52782%0.5 km SW
Deorada · Tharali1,59771%0.9 km E
Liti · Shama1,72156%1.1 km SE
Loda · Tharali17581%1.1 km SE

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Notice board · Sunaun

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 — Sunaun

LGD code
41715
Pincode
246481
Post office
Tharali
Population (Census 2011)
266
Population (projected 2026)
314
Households
62
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1235
Literacy rate
75.6%
Coordinates
30.06494°N, 79.48840°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
lata thapliyal
Block / Mandal
Tharali
Getting there

How to reach Sunaun

Mandal centre
Tharali · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 25 km
≈ 50 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun143 kmcapital
  • Delhi274 km
  • Kolkata1214 km
  • Mumbai1392 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Hospital / PHCDinesh Joshi Medikose, Tharali2 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank22 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College37 km
  • Police stationMilitary border53 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sunaun

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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