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Tharp

थार्प
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Tharp

  • Binsar Mahadev · 4.3 km
  • Maa Kalika Devi Temple · 4.7 km
  • shiv temple · 5.0 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 Tharp 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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KS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kailash Singh Bafila
Contact: 89****3856
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LGD code
49648
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
273
Households
58
Literacy rate
70.7%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
137
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
172 km
Distance to Delhi
278 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 63 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bageshwar Governnment Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Tharp compares

By population, Tharp ranks #32 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.7%
−1.6% vs mandal average
Tharp
70.7%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−151 vs mandal average
Tharp
909
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Tharp
4.7
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Tharp at a glance

Tharp is a village of 273 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 32nd-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 30 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 63 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262531, served by Berinag post office; the LGD village code is 49648. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bageshwar Governnment Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Kailash Singh Bafila, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hariyat Naghar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Tharp · this village27371%
Pinari · Berinag8584%0 km N
Dhaun · Pulla Gumdesh17100%0 km N
Dungri · Pulla Gumdesh21265%0 km N
Dhari · Berinag7576%0 km N
Balana · Pulla Gumdesh17969%1.6 km SW
Jamkhitola · Bageshwar667%1.8 km NW

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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 — Tharp

LGD code
49648
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
273
Population (projected 2026)
322
Households
58
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
70.7%
Coordinates
29.81220°N, 79.72270°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kailash Singh Bafila
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Tharp

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 18 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun172 kmcapital
  • Delhi278 km
  • Kolkata1179 km
  • Mumbai1379 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam63 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station5 km
  • Hospital / PHCBageshwar Governnment Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College7 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station53 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Tharp

4 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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