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Khela

खेला
Dharchula mandal
Pincode 262545
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kishor singh
Contact: 87****8549
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LGD code
49123
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population
1,764
Households
412
Literacy rate
62.5%
Sex ratio
1262 ♀/1000♂
Workers
758
Distance to district centre
74 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 km
Distance to Dehradun
249 km
Distance to Delhi
361 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC Jauljibi · 31 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khela compares

By population, Khela ranks #8 of 76 villages in Dharchula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.5%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Khela
62.5%
Dharchula mandal
67.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,262
+272 vs mandal average
Khela
1,262
Dharchula mandal
990
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Khela
4.3
Dharchula mandal
4.5

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

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Khela at a glance

Khela is a village of 1,764 people in 412 households (Census 2011) in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 8th-largest of 76 villages in Dharchula tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,262 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262545, served by Dharchula post office; the LGD village code is 49123. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC Jauljibi, 31 km away. The sarpanch is kishor singh, and the village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 2,080 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khela

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khela · this village1,76463%
Sosa · Dharchula30966%4.9 km NE
Pangla · Dharchula94176%9.7 km E
Dar · Dharchula56056%11.9 km N
Gullah · Kalan1,31449%14.1 km NE
Chal · Dharchula22068%23.9 km N
Nagling · Dharchula39679%24.1 km N

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Key facts — Khela

LGD code
49123
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population (Census 2011)
1,764
Population (projected 2026)
2,080
Households
412
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1262
Literacy rate
62.5%
Coordinates
29.96247°N, 80.59118°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dharchula
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Singh Dhami
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kishor singh
Block / Mandal
Dharchula
Getting there

How to reach Khela

Mandal centre
Dharchula · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 74 km
≈ 2 h 32 min by car · 3 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun249 kmcapital
  • Delhi361 km
  • Kolkata1129 km
  • Hyderabad1415 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Hospital / PHCCHC Jauljibi31 km
  • ATM / bankMega Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump35 km
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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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