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- LGD code
- 44778
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 260
- Households
- 23
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 73
Census 2011 · in context
How Gorchha compares
By population, Gorchha ranks #93 of 137 villages in Chakrata mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.2%
−3.1% vs mandal average
Gorchha46.2%
Chakrata mandal49.3%
Dehradun district74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−39 vs mandal average
Gorchha898
Chakrata mandal937
Household size
people per home
11.3
+2.8 vs mandal average
Gorchha11.3
Chakrata mandal8.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorchha at a glance
Gorchha is a village of 260 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Chakrata tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 93rd-largest of 137 villages in Chakrata tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 44778. The village votes in Dhanolti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pritam Singh Panwar. The population is estimated at 307 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Gorchha
- LGD code
- 44778
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 260
- Population (projected 2026)
- 307
- Households
- 23
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 46.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tehri Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhanolti
- Member of Parliament
- Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pritam Singh Panwar
- Block / Mandal
- Chakrata
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Other villages in Chakrata mandal
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- Koti (Kanasar)
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- Rajanu
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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
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