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Dhaun

धाउन
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
Pincode 262524
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Dhaun observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Dhaun

  • Binsar Mahadev · 4.3 km
  • Maa Kalika Devi Temple · 4.7 km
  • shiv temple · 5.0 km

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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
54347
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population
17
Households
3
Literacy rate
100%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
12
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
172 km
Distance to Delhi
278 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 63 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bageshwar Governnment Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhaun compares

By population, Dhaun ranks #87 of 97 villages in Pulla Gumdesh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
100.0%
+39.3% vs mandal average
Dhaun
100.0%
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
60.7%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−233 vs mandal average
Dhaun
889
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
1,122
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.8 vs mandal average
Dhaun
5.7
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
4.9

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

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Dhaun at a glance

Dhaun is a village of 17 people in 3 households (Census 2011) in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 87th-largest of 97 villages in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil. Literacy is 100%, 39 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Champawat district centre, 30 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 63 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262524, served by Lohaghat post office; the LGD village code is 54347. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bageshwar Governnment Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 20 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhaun · this village17100%
Pinari · Berinag8584%0 km N
Dungri · Pulla Gumdesh21265%0 km N
Dhari · Berinag7576%0 km N
Tharp · Berinag27371%0 km N
Balana · Pulla Gumdesh17969%1.6 km SW
Jamkhitola · Bageshwar667%1.8 km NW

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Key facts — Dhaun

LGD code
54347
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population (Census 2011)
17
Population (projected 2026)
20
Households
3
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
100.0%
Coordinates
29.81220°N, 79.72270°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Pulla Gumdesh
Getting there

How to reach Dhaun

Mandal centre
Pulla Gumdesh · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun172 kmcapital
  • Delhi278 km
  • Kolkata1179 km
  • Mumbai1379 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam63 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station5 km
  • Hospital / PHCBageshwar Governnment Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College7 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station53 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dhaun

4 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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