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Chhijula

छिजुला
Chinyali Saur mandal
Pincode 249152
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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Temple in Chinyali Saur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chinyali Saur mandal is temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chhijula 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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purna shah
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LGD code
40605
Pincode
249152
Post office
Geonla
Population
635
Households
120
Literacy rate
54.3%
Sex ratio
1055 ♀/1000♂
Workers
300
Census 2011 · in context

How Chhijula compares

By population, Chhijula ranks #19 of 106 villages in Chinyali Saur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.3%
−9.7% vs mandal average
Chhijula54.3%
Chinyali Saur mandal64.0%
Uttar Kashi district65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+14 vs mandal average
Chhijula1,055
Chinyali Saur mandal1,041
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chhijula5.3
Chinyali Saur mandal5.0

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

Chhijula at a glance

Chhijula is a village of 635 people in 120 households (Census 2011) in Chinyali Saur tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 19th-largest of 106 villages in Chinyali Saur tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249152, served by Geonla post office; the LGD village code is 40605. The sarpanch is purna shah, and the village votes in Yamunotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Dobhal. The population is estimated at 749 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Chhijula

LGD code
40605
Pincode
249152
Post office
Geonla
Population (Census 2011)
635
Population (projected 2026)
749
Households
120
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1055
Literacy rate
54.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Yamunotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Dobhal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
purna shah
Block / Mandal
Chinyali Saur
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  • 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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