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Raitoli

रैतोली
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Raitoli

  • Gwaldam Naag · 4.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Berinag mandal

The principal temple recorded for Berinag mandal is वेणी माधव मंदिर बागेश्वर. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raitoli 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)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Nisha dhariyal
Contact: 98****1542
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LGD code
49734
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
207
Households
57
Literacy rate
74.4%
Sex ratio
1620 ♀/1000♂
Workers
89
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
19 km
Distance to Dehradun
154 km
Distance to Delhi
274 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 77 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bantoli · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Raitoli compares

By population, Raitoli ranks #55 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Raitoli
74.4%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,620
+560 vs mandal average
Raitoli
1,620
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.6 vs mandal average
Raitoli
3.6
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Raitoli at a glance

Raitoli is a village of 207 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 55th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,620 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 22 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 77 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262531, served by Berinag post office; the LGD village code is 49734. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bantoli, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Nisha dhariyal, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 244 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Raitoli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raitoli · this village20774%
Raitoli · Ganai Gangoli3450%0 km N
Raitoli · Kanalichhina9272%0 km N
Raitoli · Didihat13669%0 km N
Raitoli · Garud18374%0 km N
Raitoli · Rudraprayag14078%0 km N
Dholgaon · Betalghat34265%3 km S

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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 — Raitoli

LGD code
49734
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
207
Population (projected 2026)
244
Households
57
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1620
Literacy rate
74.4%
Coordinates
29.95886°N, 79.57614°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Nisha dhariyal
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Raitoli

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun154 kmcapital
  • Delhi274 km
  • Kolkata1200 km
  • Mumbai1386 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam77 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station25 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bantoli7 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank8 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum32 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Raitoli

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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