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Machhiyari

मछियारी
Devprayag mandal
Pincode 249161
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Machhiyari observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temple in Devprayag mandal

The principal temple recorded for Devprayag mandal is Raj Rajeshwari Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Machhiyari itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

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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LGD code
43217
Pincode
249161
Post office
Kirtinagar
Population
82
Households
20
Literacy rate
63.4%
Sex ratio
1216 ♀/1000♂
Workers
48
Census 2011 · in context

How Machhiyari compares

By population, Machhiyari ranks #151 of 224 villages in Devprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Machhiyari
63.4%
Devprayag mandal
61.8%
Tehri Garhwal district
65.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,216
+90 vs mandal average
Machhiyari
1,216
Devprayag mandal
1,126
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Machhiyari
4.1
Devprayag mandal
4.2

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

Machhiyari at a glance

Machhiyari is a village of 82 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Devprayag tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 151st-largest of 224 villages in Devprayag tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,216 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249161, served by Kirtinagar post office; the LGD village code is 43217. The village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 97 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Machhiyari

LGD code
43217
Pincode
249161
Post office
Kirtinagar
Population (Census 2011)
82
Population (projected 2026)
97
Households
20
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1216
Literacy rate
63.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pauri
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajkumar Pori
Block / Mandal
Devprayag
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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