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Sarai observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
Temples near Sarai
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Hardwar mandal is Surkanda Devi Mandir Tehri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sarai 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.
By population, Sarai ranks #9 of 114 villages in Hardwar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarai हे उत्तराखंडच्या हरिद्वार जिल्ह्यातील Hardwar तहसीलमधील 8,037 लोकसंख्येचे 1,369 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Hardwar तहसीलमधील 114 गावांत 9वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 52% आहे, तहसील सरासरी 58% पेक्षा 6 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 887 स्त्रिया. हे हरिद्वार जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 56 किमी, जवळचे शहर Harsoliपासून 52 किमी, Harrawala रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 34 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 249404 आहे, Gurukul Kangri पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 56703 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Baurari District Hospital, 3 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Tehri विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Kishore Upadhyay. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 9,476, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Sarai →
| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarai · हे गाव | 8,037 | 52% | — |
| Dang Malla · Tehri | 60 | 60% | 1 किमी N |
| Jaulangi · Tehri | 581 | 70% | 1.1 किमी N |
| Srikot · Jakholi* | 166 | 65% | 1.1 किमी SW |
| Srikot · Balganga | 2,088 | 73% | 1.1 किमी SW |
| Srikot · Karnaprayag | 118 | 75% | 1.1 किमी SW |
| Dang Talla · Tehri | 77 | 70% | 1.2 किमी NW |
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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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