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SD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sangeeta devi
Contact: 99****6454
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- LGD code
- 42024
- Pincode
- 246486
- Post office
- Bachhuwaban
- Population
- 235
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1217 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
Census 2011 · in context
How Dewalgarh compares
By population, Dewalgarh ranks #68 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Dewalgarh
- 63.4%
- Gairsain mandal
- 66.8%
- Chamoli district
- 71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,217
+37 vs mandal average
- Dewalgarh
- 1,217
- Gairsain mandal
- 1,180
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Dewalgarh
- 5.1
- Gairsain mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dewalgarh at a glance
Dewalgarh is a village of 235 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 68th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,217 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246486, served by Bachhuwaban post office; the LGD village code is 42024. The sarpanch is sangeeta devi. The population is estimated at 277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewalgarh · this village | 235 | 63% | — |
| Divadhar · Gairsain | 322 | 64% | — |
| Saring Gaon · Gairsain | 201 | 65% | — |
| Jaul Chaura Talla · Gairsain | 125 | 59% | — |
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Key facts — Dewalgarh
- LGD code
- 42024
- Pincode
- 246486
- Post office
- Bachhuwaban
- Population (Census 2011)
- 235
- Population (projected 2026)
- 277
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1217
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karnprayag
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sangeeta devi
- Block / Mandal
- Gairsain
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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