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Simalya observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
Temples near Simalya
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Pauri mandal is Kyunkaleshwar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Simalya itself.
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 for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Simalya is a small village in Pauri mandal, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. With only 52 residents across 21 households, it has a literacy rate of 65.4% and postal code 246148.
By population, Simalya ranks #520 of 842 villages in Pauri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simalya Uttarakhandದ Pauri Garhwal ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pauri ತಹಸೀಲ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 52 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 21 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Pauri ತಹಸೀಲ್ದ 842 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 520ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 65%, ತಹಸೀಲ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 70% ಗಿಂತ 4 ಅಂಕ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,476 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Pauri Garhwal ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 31 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Harsoliದಿಂದ 16 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Kotdwara ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 21 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 246148, Kot (Pauri Garhwal) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 45860. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ The Hans Foundation General Hospital, 10 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Pauri ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Rajkumar Pori. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 61, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 17% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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