Kayal is a revenue village in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand. It had a population of 244 in 48 households (Census 2011).
Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand.
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Kayal is a village in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had 244 people in 48 households, with a literacy rate of 50.3%. It is administered by the Kayal gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 262524.
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Kayal is in the Kayal gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Kayal ranks #33 of 91 inhabited villages in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Kayal is a village of 244 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 33rd of 91 inhabited villages in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil by population. Literacy is 50.3%, 22.7 points below the tehsil figure of 72.9%, and the sex ratio is 1,159 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262524; the LGD village code is 54377. The population is estimated at about 290 in 2026 (+18.9% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Kayal →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Uttarakhand's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+18.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Champawat district, not figures for Kayal.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Champawat district, not figures for Kayal.
24,925 of 45,297 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 2,179 habitation rows in 4 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 47,330 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Kayal. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Kayal · 29.3945° N, 80.1153° E
Estimated: 100% of the 8 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.
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District Administration, Uttarkashi · 22 Oct 2026
District Administration, Chamoli · 21 Oct 2026
District Administration, Uttarkashi · 13 Oct 2026
District Administration, Tehri Garhwal · 5 Oct 2026
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
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Kayal isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Primary / community health centre
Chamdeval
Primary / community health centre
Kimtoli
Primary / community health centre
Mau
Primary / community health centre
Pulla
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Kayal is a village in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil of Champawat district, Uttarakhand, India.
Kayal is in Champawat district of Uttarakhand.
Kayal comes under the Kayal gram panchayat.
The pincode of Kayal, Pulla Gumdesh, Champawat is 262524.
As per the 2011 Census, Kayal had a population of 244 (113 males and 131 females).
Kayal had 48 households at the 2011 Census.
Kayal covers about 9 hectares.
The literacy rate of Kayal was 50.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Kayal had 1,159 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Kayal is in the Almora Lok Sabha constituency.
Ajay Tamta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Almora Lok Sabha seat, which includes Kayal, in 2024.
Kayal is in the Lohaghat assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Khushal Singh Adhikari (Indian National Congress) won the Lohaghat assembly seat, which includes Kayal, in 2022.
Kayal is in the Lohaghat development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kayal is 54377 and its Census 2011 village code is 54377.
Villages near Kayal include Kimtoli (within ~15 km), Abot Mount (within ~15 km), Gurele (within ~15 km), Gureli (within ~15 km), Kotla (within ~15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Kayal's Census 2011 population of 244 by Uttarakhand's official RGI projection (+18.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 290 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Kayal has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Champawat district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana | Tanakpur APMC | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Tanakpur APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) | Tanakpur APMC | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Rice | Tanakpur APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Masur Dal | Tanakpur APMC | 7,800 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 17 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Kayal's shops. Best mandi price near Kayal →
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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