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Rain activity to ease across Uttarakhand from weekend; monsoon withdrawal after Sept 25
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- LGD code
- 901004
- Pincode
- 262552
- Post office
- Thal (Pithoragarh)
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 44 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 211 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 316 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Muwani · 9 km
Athkhet at a glance
Athkhet is a revenue village in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. It lies 34 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262552, served by Thal (Pithoragarh) post office; the LGD village code is 901004. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Muwani, 9 km away. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass.
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Key facts — Athkhet
- LGD code
- 901004
- Pincode
- 262552
- Post office
- Thal (Pithoragarh)
- Coordinates
- 29.83469°N, 80.14962°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bageshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandan Ram Dass
- Block / Mandal
- Didihat
Getting there
How to reach Athkhet
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun211 kmcapital
- Delhi316 km
- Kolkata1150 km
- Hyderabad1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Muwani9 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank36 km
- Petrol pumpHP fuel pump27 km
- CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Athkhet
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕SHIV MANDIRTemple1.4 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)