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Khaldhar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Rishikesh mandal is Ram Mandir near Vyas Ghat, vyas chatti,. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khaldhar 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.
Khaldhar is a small village in Rishikesh mandal, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, located at coordinates 29.902°N, 79.014°E. The village has a population of 74 across 10 households, with a literacy rate of 67.6%.
By population, Khaldhar ranks #38 of 42 villages in Rishikesh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khaldhar ఉత్తరాఖండ్లోని డెహ్రాడూన్ జిల్లా, Rishikesh తహసీల్లో 74 జనాభా 10 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Rishikesh తహసీల్లోని 42 గ్రామాలలో 38వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 68%, తహసీల్ సగటు 75% కంటే 7 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 947 మహిళలు. ఇది డెహ్రాడూన్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 95 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Kulheri నుండి 27 కి.మీ, Kotdwara రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 51 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 248001, Araghar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 45307. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Farsarigad, 2 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ DEEPAK SINGH RAWAT; గ్రామం Yamkeshwar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Renu Bisht. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 87, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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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