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Kharkhola

Pauri mandal
Pincode 246194
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Kharkhola

  • Kankaleshwar Temple, Pauri Uttarakhand · 2.7 km
  • Kyunkaleshwar · 2.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Pauri mandal

The principal temple recorded for Pauri mandal is Kyunkaleshwar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kharkhola 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.

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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
45604
Pincode
246194
Post office
G.B. Pant Engg. College
Population
4
Households
2
Literacy rate
50%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3
Distance to district centre
25 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
74 km
Distance to Delhi
228 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Nautiyal's Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharkhola compares

By population, Kharkhola ranks #718 of 842 villages in Pauri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−19.7% vs mandal average
Kharkhola
50.0%
Pauri mandal
69.7%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−186 vs mandal average
Kharkhola
1,000
Pauri mandal
1,186
Household size
people per home
2.0
−1.9 vs mandal average
Kharkhola
2.0
Pauri mandal
3.9

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

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Kharkhola at a glance

Kharkhola is a village of 4 people in 2 households (Census 2011) in Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 718th-largest of 842 villages in Pauri tehsil. Literacy is 50%, 20 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 10 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 48 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246194, served by G.B. Pant Engg. College post office; the LGD village code is 45604. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 5 in 2026, up 25% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gairol Gaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharkhola · this village450%
Dhunarkhola · Devprayag0 km N
Kharkola · Pauri12963%0 km N
Kim Khola · Devprayag41356%0 km N
Khanchula · Pauri00 km N
Dhora · Pauri13466%0.6 km SE
Khola · Pauri69169%0.6 km SE

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Notice board · Kharkhola

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 — Kharkhola

LGD code
45604
Pincode
246194
Post office
G.B. Pant Engg. College
Population (Census 2011)
4
Population (projected 2026)
5
Households
2
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
50.0%
Coordinates
30.14418°N, 78.78109°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pauri
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajkumar Pori
Block / Mandal
Pauri
Nearest PHC
Dr. Nautiyal's Clinic (0.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kharkhola

Mandal centre
Pauri · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 9.8 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun74 kmcapital
  • Delhi228 km
  • Kolkata1272 km
  • Mumbai1367 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh48 km
  • Bus stopDevprayag18 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Nautiyal's Clinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM9 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum10 km
  • CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS9 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station25 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Dr. Nautiyal's Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kharkhola

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