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Khatera

Tejam mandal
Pincode 262553
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temples near Khatera

  • Temple · 1.1 km

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
laxmi devi
Contact: 89****8700
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LGD code
49042
Pincode
262553
Post office
Tejam
Population
168
Households
43
Literacy rate
70.8%
Sex ratio
1074 ♀/1000♂
Workers
148
Distance to district centre
39 km
Distance to mandal centre
53 km
Distance to Dehradun
216 km
Distance to Delhi
325 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Muwani · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khatera compares

By population, Khatera ranks #46 of 92 villages in Tejam mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Khatera
70.8%
Tejam mandal
63.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
−21 vs mandal average
Khatera
1,074
Tejam mandal
1,095
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Khatera
3.9
Tejam mandal
4.2

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

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Khatera at a glance

Khatera is a village of 168 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Tejam tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 46th-largest of 92 villages in Tejam tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262553, served by Tejam post office; the LGD village code is 49042. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Muwani, 18 km away. The sarpanch is laxmi devi, and the village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 198 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khatera

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khatera · this village16871%
Khatera · Pithoragarh30279%0 km N
Khatera · Gangolihat8775%0 km N
Khatera · Pithoragarh7675%0 km N
Chama · Pithoragarh15069%1.6 km E
Chama · Pulla Gumdesh14658%1.6 km E
Chama · Didihat19371%1.6 km E

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Key facts — Khatera

LGD code
49042
Pincode
262553
Post office
Tejam
Population (Census 2011)
168
Population (projected 2026)
198
Households
43
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1074
Literacy rate
70.8%
Coordinates
29.89022°N, 80.22349°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
laxmi devi
Block / Mandal
Tejam
Getting there

How to reach Khatera

Mandal centre
Tejam · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun216 kmcapital
  • Delhi325 km
  • Kolkata1149 km
  • Hyderabad1402 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbus/jeep stand19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Muwani18 km
  • ATM / bankNMB MICROFINANCE BITTIYA SANSTHA LIMITITED30 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump20 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda32 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khatera

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