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Rangchaura

रंगचौरा
Gairsain mandal
Pincode 246431
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANOJ NEGI
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LGD code
41993
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population
278
Households
73
Literacy rate
74.5%
Sex ratio
841 ♀/1000♂
Workers
126
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
129 km
Distance to Delhi
254 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 68 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mehalchauri · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rangchaura compares

By population, Rangchaura ranks #56 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.5%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Rangchaura
74.5%
Gairsain mandal
66.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
841
−339 vs mandal average
Rangchaura
841
Gairsain mandal
1,180
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
Rangchaura
3.8
Gairsain mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Rangchaura at a glance

Rangchaura is a village of 278 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 56th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Chamoli district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 68 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246431, served by Mehalchauri post office; the LGD village code is 41993. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mehalchauri, 1 km away. The sarpanch is MANOJ NEGI. The population is estimated at 328 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rangchauda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rangchaura · this village27875%
Silangi · Gairsain41179%0.3 km NE
Rithiya · Gairsain3667%0.5 km S
Dhargar · Gairsain18177%1.6 km N
Mehargaon · Gairsain62467%1.6 km N
Thala · Gairsain20268%1.7 km NE
Rikholi · Gairsain19572%1.7 km NW

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Key facts — Rangchaura

LGD code
41993
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population (Census 2011)
278
Population (projected 2026)
328
Households
73
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
841
Literacy rate
74.5%
Coordinates
29.97578°N, 79.31427°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MANOJ NEGI
Block / Mandal
Gairsain
Getting there

How to reach Rangchaura

Mandal centre
Gairsain · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun129 kmcapital
  • Delhi254 km
  • Kolkata1220 km
  • Mumbai1375 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar68 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mehalchauri1 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila29 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum38 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station47 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rangchaura

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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