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Silkani observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Pawkidevi mandal is Saccha Dam Shiva Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Silkani itself.
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.
Silkani is a village in Pawkidevi mandal, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It has a population of 405 across 79 households with a literacy rate of 58%. The village is located at coordinates 30.154°N, 78.467°E.
By population, Silkani ranks #19 of 34 villages in Pawkidevi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silkani ഉത്തരാഖണ്ഡ്യിലെ തെഹ്രി ഗാർവാൾ ജില്ല, Pawkidevi തഹസിൽൽ 405 പേർ 79 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Pawkidevi തഹസിൽലെ 34 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 19-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 58%, തഹസിൽ ശരാശരി 61% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,143 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് തെഹ്രി ഗാർവാൾ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 23 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Harsoliൽ നിന്ന് 25 കി.മീ, Rishikesh റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 18 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 249192, Shivanand Nagar പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 44515. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Ayurveda Center, 14 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് SUMAN DEVI; ഗ്രാമം Narendranagar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Subodh Uniyal. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 477, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Silkani →
| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkani · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 405 | 58% | — |
| Bhairgarh · Pawkidevi | 266 | 46% | 1.1 കി.മീ S |
| Bairai Gaon · Pawkidevi | 741 | 64% | 1.1 കി.മീ S |
| Pajai Gaon · Pawkidevi | 378 | 60% | 1.3 കി.മീ SE |
| Talai · Narendra Nagar | 208 | 73% | 1.9 കി.മീ N |
| Kuri · Narendra Nagar | 462 | 67% | 1.9 കി.മീ N |
| Pipri · Pawkidevi | 189 | 60% | 1.9 കി.മീ N |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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