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Revenue village·Pauri tehsil·Pauri Garhwal

Khola

खोला
Pauri mandal
Pincode 249301
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Khola

  • Kankaleshwar Temple, Pauri Uttarakhand · 3.3 km
  • Kyunkaleshwar · 3.4 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 Khola 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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Khola is a village in Pauri mandal, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It has a population of 691 across 183 households, with a literacy rate of 69.2%.

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LGD code
45631
Pincode
249301
Post office
Devprayag
Population
691
Households
183
Literacy rate
69.2%
Sex ratio
1173 ♀/1000♂
Workers
356
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
75 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 Khola compares

By population, Khola ranks #11 of 842 villages in Pauri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.2%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Khola
69.2%
Pauri mandal
69.7%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,173
−13 vs mandal average
Khola
1,173
Pauri mandal
1,186
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Khola
3.8
Pauri mandal
3.9

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

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Khola at a glance

Khola is a village of 691 people in 183 households (Census 2011) in Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 11th-largest of 842 villages in Pauri tehsil. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,173 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 9 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 48 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249301, served by Devprayag post office; the LGD village code is 45631. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Nautiyal's Clinic, 1 km away. The village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 815 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khola(Sitansui)

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khola · this village69169%
Chopra · Pauri5463%0 km N
Chopada · Pauri23778%0 km N
Dhugra · Pauri13060%0 km N
Dhura · Pauri1191%0 km N
Chaupra · Pauri0 km N
Khola · Pauri25162%0 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 — Khola

LGD code
45631
Pincode
249301
Post office
Devprayag
Population (Census 2011)
691
Population (projected 2026)
815
Households
183
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1173
Literacy rate
69.2%
Coordinates
30.13991°N, 78.78517°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pauri
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajkumar Pori
Block / Mandal
Pauri
Getting there

How to reach Khola

Mandal centre
Pauri · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 9.2 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun75 kmcapital
  • Delhi228 km
  • Kolkata1271 km
  • Mumbai1367 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh48 km
  • Bus stopDevprayag18 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Nautiyal's Clinic1 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM9 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum10 km
  • CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS9 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khola

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

Same pincode

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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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