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Mukhawa

मुखावा
Bhatwari mandal
Pincode 249135
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Bhatwari mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bhatwari mandal is Pilot Baba ashram. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mukhawa 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
40710
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population
680
Households
124
Literacy rate
74.3%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
338
Census 2011 · in context

How Mukhawa compares

By population, Mukhawa ranks #7 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.3%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Mukhawa74.3%
Bhatwari mandal72.2%
Uttar Kashi district65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+89 vs mandal average
Mukhawa932
Bhatwari mandal843
Household size
people per home
5.5
+1.6 vs mandal average
Mukhawa5.5
Bhatwari mandal3.9

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

Mukhawa at a glance

Mukhawa is a village of 680 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249135, served by Bhatwari post office; the LGD village code is 40710. The village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 802 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Mukhawa

LGD code
40710
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population (Census 2011)
680
Population (projected 2026)
802
Households
124
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
74.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gangotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Singh Chauhan
Block / Mandal
Bhatwari
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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