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Chopara

Barnigad mandal
Pincode 249171
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Barnigad mandal

The principal temple recorded for Barnigad mandal is Nagthat. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chopara 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
40435
Pincode
249171
Post office
Naugaon
Population
458
Households
56
Literacy rate
42.4%
Sex ratio
735 ♀/1000♂
Workers
230
Census 2011 · in context

How Chopara compares

By population, Chopara ranks #9 of 64 villages in Barnigad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.4%
−14.0% vs mandal average
Chopara42.4%
Barnigad mandal56.4%
Uttar Kashi district65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
735
−222 vs mandal average
Chopara735
Barnigad mandal957
Household size
people per home
8.2
+1.7 vs mandal average
Chopara8.2
Barnigad mandal6.5

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

Chopara at a glance

Chopara is a village of 458 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Barnigad tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 9th-largest of 64 villages in Barnigad tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 735 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249171, served by Naugaon post office; the LGD village code is 40435. The village votes in Purola assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durgeshwar Lal. The population is estimated at 540 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Chopara

LGD code
40435
Pincode
249171
Post office
Naugaon
Population (Census 2011)
458
Population (projected 2026)
540
Households
56
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
735
Literacy rate
42.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purola
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Durgeshwar Lal
Block / Mandal
Barnigad
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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