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Dankot observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
Temples near Dankot
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Basukedar mandal is Basukedar Group of Temples, Uttarakhand. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dankot 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.
Dankot is a village in Basukedar mandal, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, with a population of 451 across 91 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.6% and is located at coordinates 30.428°N, 79.042°E.
By population, Dankot ranks #28 of 67 villages in Basukedar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dankot ఉత్తరాఖండ్లోని రుద్రప్రయాగ్ జిల్లా, Basukedar తహసీల్లో 451 జనాభా 91 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Basukedar తహసీల్లోని 67 గ్రామాలలో 28వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 68%, తహసీల్ సగటు 70% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 848 మహిళలు. ఇది రుద్రప్రయాగ్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 10 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Kulheri నుండి 47 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 246421, Augustmuni పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 42737. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Basukedar, 2 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Kedarnath అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Shaila Rani Rawat. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 532, 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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