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Sakand

सकंद
Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246429
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Sakand observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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LGD code
41297
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population
68
Households
15
Literacy rate
73.5%
Sex ratio
789 ♀/1000♂
Workers
36
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Dehradun
108 km
Distance to Delhi
260 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
ITBP Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sakand compares

By population, Sakand ranks #133 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.5%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Sakand
73.5%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
789
−359 vs mandal average
Sakand
789
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Sakand
4.5
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

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

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Sakand at a glance

Sakand is a village of 68 people in 15 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 133rd-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 789 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Chamoli district centre, 39 km from Kulheri, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246429, served by Gauchar post office; the LGD village code is 41297. The nearest hospital or health centre is ITBP Hospital, 6 km away. The population is estimated at 80 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kharsain

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sakand · this village6874%
Sakand · Nandprayag9279%0 km N
Paduli · Pokhari6077%3 km NW
Paduli · Chamoli3 km NW
Jalgaon · Karnaprayag11167%3.5 km W
Sunak · Karnaprayag12673%3.5 km W
Jakhot · Tehri3866%4.4 km SE

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Key facts — Sakand

LGD code
41297
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population (Census 2011)
68
Population (projected 2026)
80
Households
15
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
789
Literacy rate
73.5%
Coordinates
30.23490°N, 79.14785°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Sakand

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ 15 km
≈ 30 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 18 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun108 kmcapital
  • Delhi260 km
  • Kolkata1251 km
  • Mumbai1392 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)10 km
  • Hospital / PHCITBP Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA25 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION25 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry24 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station17 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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