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Ijjar

Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Temples near Ijjar

  • Umra Narayan · 3.7 km
  • Koteshwar Mahadev · 3.7 km
  • Temple · 4.6 km

Named places of worship on record

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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAPANA DEVI
Contact: 70****0099
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LGD code
41221
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
68
Households
16
Literacy rate
77.9%
Sex ratio
1615 ♀/1000♂
Workers
34
Distance to district centre
34 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
91 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 68 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ijjar compares

By population, Ijjar ranks #83 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.9%
+6.0% vs mandal average
Ijjar
77.9%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,615
+500 vs mandal average
Ijjar
1,615
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ijjar
4.3
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Ijjar at a glance

Ijjar is a village of 68 people in 16 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 83rd-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,615 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Chamoli district centre, 27 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 68 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41221. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SAPANA DEVI , and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 80 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kandai Khola

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ijjar · this village6878%
Gudam · Pokhari58774%0 km N
Sera · Pokhari12966%1 km SE
Chwinth · Rudraprayag29168%1.4 km W
Ranigarh · Rudraprayag250%2 km W
Ali · Pokhari45769%2.6 km E
Sem · Pokhari15676%2.6 km E

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Key facts — Ijjar

LGD code
41221
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
68
Population (projected 2026)
80
Households
16
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1615
Literacy rate
77.9%
Coordinates
30.24672°N, 78.98015°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SAPANA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Ijjar

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun91 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1264 km
  • Mumbai1386 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh68 km
  • Bus stopRatura9 km
  • Hospital / PHCJankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag4 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM20 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum15 km
  • CollegeCHAURAS GROUND17 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ijjar

3 Temples 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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