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Kunja

कुंजा
Vikas Nagar mandal
Pincode 248001
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Kunja

  • Kujapuri Shrine · 3.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Vikas Nagar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Vikas Nagar mandal is Ghandiyal Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kunja 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)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
45025
Pincode
248001
Post office
Araghar
Population
2,364
Households
440
Literacy rate
50.1%
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000♂
Workers
804
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
30 km
Distance to Delhi
207 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Arora's Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kunja compares

By population, Kunja ranks #36 of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.1%
−15.9% vs mandal average
Kunja
50.1%
Vikas Nagar mandal
66.0%
Dehradun district
74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
+22 vs mandal average
Kunja
935
Vikas Nagar mandal
913
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kunja
5.4
Vikas Nagar mandal
5.2

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

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Kunja at a glance

Kunja is a village of 2,364 people in 440 households (Census 2011) in Vikas Nagar tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 36th-largest of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 50%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Dehradun district centre, 31 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 11 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 45025. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Arora's Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Narendranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subodh Uniyal. The population is estimated at 2,787 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kunja

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kunja · this village2,36450%
Pondha · Vikas Nagar1,74576%1.1 km SE
Bhainsark · Narendra Nagar25974%1.3 km SW
Kheragad · Narendra Nagar30770%2.2 km S
Mugwar · Gola30467%2.2 km SE
Badeda Malla · Narendra Nagar5467%2.5 km N
Saldogi · Narendra Nagar35767%2.7 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 — Kunja

LGD code
45025
Pincode
248001
Post office
Araghar
Population (Census 2011)
2,364
Population (projected 2026)
2,787
Households
440
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
935
Literacy rate
50.1%
Coordinates
30.20208°N, 78.31810°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narendranagar
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Subodh Uniyal
Block / Mandal
Vikas Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Kunja

Mandal centre
Vikas Nagar · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dehradun · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,246 people
Harsoli · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun30 kmcapital
  • Delhi207 km
  • Kolkata1311 km
  • Mumbai1353 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh11 km
  • Bus stopGMVN Bus Stand10 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Arora's Clinic8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India8 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
  • CollegeDrona's College27 km
  • Police stationPolice station8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kunja

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