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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ratan singh
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- LGD code
- 41935
- Pincode
- 246428
- Post office
- Gairsain
- Population
- 36
- Households
- 7
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 800 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 14
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 129 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 254 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ramnagar · 67 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Mehalchauri · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rithiya compares
By population, Rithiya ranks #139 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Rithiya
- 66.7%
- Gairsain mandal
- 66.8%
- Chamoli district
- 71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
800
−380 vs mandal average
- Rithiya
- 800
- Gairsain mandal
- 1,180
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Rithiya
- 5.1
- Gairsain mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rithiya at a glance
Rithiya is a village of 36 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 139th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 800 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Chamoli district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 67 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246428, served by Gairsain post office; the LGD village code is 41935. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mehalchauri, 2 km away. The sarpanch is ratan singh. The population is estimated at 42 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Rithiya
- LGD code
- 41935
- Pincode
- 246428
- Post office
- Gairsain
- Population (Census 2011)
- 36
- Population (projected 2026)
- 42
- Households
- 7
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 800
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Coordinates
- 29.97178°N, 79.31590°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karnprayag
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ratan singh
- Block / Mandal
- Gairsain
Getting there
How to reach Rithiya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun129 kmcapital
- Delhi254 km
- Kolkata1220 km
- Mumbai1375 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRamnagar67 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mehalchauri2 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila28 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum38 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station48 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Rithiya
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- 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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