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Dwing

Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246472
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bharat Singh
Contact: 85****6969
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LGD code
40838
Pincode
246472
Post office
Pipalkoti
Population
127
Households
30
Literacy rate
82.7%
Sex ratio
1048 ♀/1000♂
Workers
47
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Dehradun
138 km
Distance to Delhi
302 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dwing compares

By population, Dwing ranks #61 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
82.7%
+8.5% vs mandal average
Dwing
82.7%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,048
+207 vs mandal average
Dwing
1,048
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Dwing
4.2
Joshimath mandal
3.8

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

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Dwing at a glance

Dwing is a village of 127 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 61st-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 83%, 9 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 1,048 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246472, served by Pipalkoti post office; the LGD village code is 40838. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Bharat Singh , and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by Rajendra Singh Bhandari.

Gram panchayat: Dwing Tapaun

Key facts — Dwing

LGD code
40838
Pincode
246472
Post office
Pipalkoti
Population (Census 2011)
127
Population (projected 2026)
150
Households
30
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1048
Literacy rate
82.7%
Coordinates
30.48865°N, 79.46205°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Bharat Singh
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Dwing

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 15 min by car · 1 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun138 kmcapital
  • Delhi302 km
  • Kolkata1248 km
  • Mumbai1432 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopPakhi3 km
  • Hospital / PHCPipalkoti SD Ground Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM7 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION16 km
  • Police stationMilitary border11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dwing

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

  • 🏛️Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt SahibGurudwara2.7 km ↗
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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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