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Kanthari

Devprayag mandal
Pincode 249161
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUNAM DEVI
Contact: 87****7369
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LGD code
43205
Pincode
249161
Post office
Kirtinagar
Population
323
Households
83
Literacy rate
59.4%
Sex ratio
1153 ♀/1000♂
Workers
168
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanthari compares

By population, Kanthari ranks #45 of 224 villages in Devprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.4%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Kanthari
59.4%
Devprayag mandal
61.8%
Tehri Garhwal district
65.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,153
+27 vs mandal average
Kanthari
1,153
Devprayag mandal
1,126
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kanthari
3.9
Devprayag mandal
4.2

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

Kanthari at a glance

Kanthari is a village of 323 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Devprayag tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 45th-largest of 224 villages in Devprayag tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,153 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249161, served by Kirtinagar post office; the LGD village code is 43205. The sarpanch is PUNAM DEVI, and the village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Kanthari

LGD code
43205
Pincode
249161
Post office
Kirtinagar
Population (Census 2011)
323
Population (projected 2026)
381
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1153
Literacy rate
59.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pauri
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajkumar Pori
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PUNAM DEVI
Block / Mandal
Devprayag
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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
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