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Ancestral home of '62 war hero in Uttarakhand to be made museum
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- LGD code
- 48685
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population
- 147
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1194 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 27
Census 2011 · in context
How Gankya compares
By population, Gankya ranks #87 of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.8%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Gankya74.8%
Yamkeshwar mandal72.5%
Pauri Garhwal district72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,194
+113 vs mandal average
Gankya1,194
Yamkeshwar mandal1,081
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Gankya4.1
Yamkeshwar mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gankya at a glance
Gankya is a village of 147 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Yamkeshwar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 87th-largest of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,194 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246121, served by Bhrigukhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 48685. The village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Gankya
- LGD code
- 48685
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 147
- Population (projected 2026)
- 173
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1194
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Block / Mandal
- Yamkeshwar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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