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Chalmori

चालमोरी
Thal mandal
Pincode 262552
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Chalmori

  • Dhaulinag Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Thal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Thal mandal is Shikhar Moolnarayan Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chalmori 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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kamala devi
Contact: 99****4206
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LGD code
49241
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population
150
Households
34
Literacy rate
77.3%
Sex ratio
1055 ♀/1000♂
Workers
67
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
189 km
Distance to Delhi
299 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 76 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chalmori compares

By population, Chalmori ranks #28 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.3%
+6.9% vs mandal average
Chalmori
77.3%
Thal mandal
70.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
−26 vs mandal average
Chalmori
1,055
Thal mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chalmori
4.4
Thal mandal
4.2

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

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Chalmori at a glance

Chalmori is a village of 150 people in 34 households (Census 2011) in Thal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 28th-largest of 103 villages in Thal tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 51 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 76 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262552, served by Thal (Pithoragarh) post office; the LGD village code is 49241. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 5 km away. The sarpanch is kamala devi, and the village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 177 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhingtarh

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chalmori · this village15077%
Kasari · Thal2959%0 km N
Tari Gaon · Thal13977%0.5 km N
Saligaon · Dugnakuri22980%0.5 km N
Salet · Dugnakuri3768%0.7 km W
Sildo · Thal8568%0.7 km W
Syalbey · Thal22365%0.7 km W

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Notice board · Chalmori

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 — Chalmori

LGD code
49241
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population (Census 2011)
150
Population (projected 2026)
177
Households
34
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1055
Literacy rate
77.3%
Coordinates
29.86845°N, 79.92942°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kamala devi
Block / Mandal
Thal
Getting there

How to reach Chalmori

Mandal centre
Thal · ≈ 3.9 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 44 min by car · 2 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun189 kmcapital
  • Delhi299 km
  • Kolkata1168 km
  • Mumbai1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam76 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani5 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited16 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump37 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chalmori

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

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 262552

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Villages near Chalmori

Other villages in Thal mandal

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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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