Uttarakhand REAP project bags SKOCH Gold Award
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Bajwar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Ukhimath mandal is Hanuman temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bajwar itself.
Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.
The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
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Bajwar is a revenue village in Ukhimath tehsil, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand. The pincode is 246419, served by Bhiri post office; the LGD village code is 900559. The sarpanch is preetii, and the village votes in Kedarnath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shaila Rani Rawat.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajwar · this village | — | — | — |
| Bhatwari Sunar · Ukhimath | 433 | 78% | — |
| Matkhani · Ukhimath | 77 | 78% | — |
| Duwarkhu · Ukhimath | 56 | 75% | — |
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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