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Kakhon Village

Barnigad tehsil
Pincode 249171
Area 69 ha
Unclaimed · official records only

Kakhon is a revenue village in Barnigad tehsil, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. It was recorded as uninhabited in Census 2011.

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Census 2011 Snapshot

Uninhabited in Census 2011.

Barnigad tehsil, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.

69 ha
Total area
LGD 40457Source: Census 2011 + LGD

Kakhon today

Nearest mandi prices
  • Apple₹7,000Rishikesh APMC · 13 Nov 2026
  • Banana₹1,550Rishikesh APMC · 13 Nov 2026
  • Bhindi(Ladies Finger)₹1,200Dehradoon APMC · 13 Nov 2026
₹/quintal (modal). No recent reports from Uttarkashi district. Nearest district with reports: Dehradun, about 31 km away (straight line between this village's forecast point and the middle of Dehradun's mapped villages).All markets →
Festivals · Chhath Puja 2026

Happy Chhath Puja 2026 to every family of Kakhon, Barnigad tehsil, Uttarkashi!

Chhath Puja 2026 in Kakhon

Chhath Puja is on Sunday 15 November 2026 in the central government's holiday list.

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In context · Census 2011 · LGD

Kakhon at a glance

Kakhon is a revenue village in Barnigad tehsil, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, recorded as uninhabited in Census 2011. It falls under Dhuik gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 249171.

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026

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LGD village code40457
Census 2011 code40457
Gram panchayatDhuik · LGD 27666
Pincode249171
TehsilBarnigad · LGD 6405
DistrictUttarkashi
Lok SabhaTehri Garhwal · Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah (BJP)
AssemblyPurola · Durgeshwar Lal (BJP)

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026

Development block
Naugaon Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
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Gram panchayat

Kakhon is in the Dhuik gram panchayat.

Other villages in Dhuik

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

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What Kakhon had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Not available
  • Treated tap water Not available
  • All-weather road Not available
  • Public bus service Not available
  • Power for homes Not available
  • Commercial bank Not available
  • Mobile phone coverage Not available

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Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.

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Same pincode

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Approximate location

Kakhon on the map

The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Kakhon. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.

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Kakhon · 30.6832° N, 78.1011° E

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≈ 30.68° N, 78.10° E · approximate (within ~15 km)© OpenStreetMap contributors

Electoral profile

Lok SabhaTehri Garhwal · Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah (BJP), elected 2024
AssemblyPurola (SC) · Durgeshwar Lal (BJP), MLA since 2022

Estimated: 100% of the 29 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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Health & emergency numbers · and the nearest health centres to Kakhon

  • 108Ambulance (emergency)Free from any phone, day and night
  • 104Health helpline (advice, doctor on call)Free from any phone, day and night

108: Source: Emergency Response Services (108) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026 · 104: Source: Health helpline (104) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026

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No health facility within 25 km in our places data yet — not reported.

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Land records · official portal for Uttarakhand

Official portal

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What you can look up
Khatauni, khasra
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Board of Revenue, Government of Uttarakhand

Link checked 12 Nov 2026 · bhulekh.uk.gov.in/ · We store nothing from the portal; the link opens the government site in a new tab. The portal differs by state; this is the one for Uttarakhand.

Essential services & places near Kakhon

Kakhon isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Barnigad tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.

Banks, ATMs & post offices196 in Uttarkashi district

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Hospitals & clinics73 in Uttarkashi district

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Schools & anganwadis1 in Uttarkashi district

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Colleges & universities3 in Uttarkashi district

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Revenue & panchayat offices1 in Uttarkashi district

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Government offices2 in Uttarkashi district

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Temples29 in Uttarkashi district

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Other places of worship5 in Uttarkashi district

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Transport10 in Uttarkashi district

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Community places2 in Uttarkashi district

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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).

FAQ

People often ask about Kakhon

  1. Where is Kakhon located?

    Kakhon is a village in Barnigad tehsil of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.

  2. Which district is Kakhon in?

    Kakhon is in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

  3. Which gram panchayat does Kakhon belong to?

    Kakhon comes under the Dhuik gram panchayat.

  4. What is the pincode of Kakhon?

    The pincode of Kakhon, Barnigad, Uttarkashi is 249171.

  5. Does anyone live in Kakhon?

    In the 2011 Census, Kakhon was recorded as uninhabited, with no residents. Changes since then are not in that record.

  6. What is the area of Kakhon?

    Kakhon covers about 69 hectares.

  7. Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kakhon in?

    Kakhon is in the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

  8. Who is the MP for Kakhon?

    Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha seat, which includes Kakhon, in 2024.

  9. Which assembly constituency is Kakhon in?

    Kakhon is in the Purola assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.

  10. Who is the MLA for Kakhon?

    Durgeshwar Lal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Purola assembly seat, which includes Kakhon, in 2022.

  11. Which development block is Kakhon in?

    Kakhon is in the Naugaon development block (Local Government Directory).

  12. What is the LGD code of Kakhon?

    The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kakhon is 40457 and its Census 2011 village code is 40457.

  13. Which villages are near Kakhon?

    Villages near Kakhon include Phuwan Gaon (within ~15 km), Khirmu (within ~15 km), Gatu (within ~15 km), Bhaunti (within ~15 km), Bursi (within ~15 km).

  14. Who is the sarpanch of Kakhon?

    The sarpanch of Kakhon 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.

Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.

Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
  • Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
  • Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
  • Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 12 Nov 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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Mandi prices · Uttarkashi

No market in Uttarkashi district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Rishikesh APMC, Dehradoon APMC, Vikasnagar APMC, Dehradun district — about 31 km away, straight-line.

Latest reports up to 13 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
AppleRishikesh APMC3,8009,2007,00013 Nov 2026
Apple · AppleDehradoon APMC5,5009,5608,50013 Nov 2026
BananaRishikesh APMC1,3001,8001,55013 Nov 2026
Banana · Banana - RipeDehradoon APMC1,4502,2001,80013 Nov 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger)Dehradoon APMC9501,4001,20013 Nov 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger)Vikasnagar APMC7001,0001,00013 Nov 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdDehradoon APMC9501,3501,10013 Nov 2026
Bitter gourdRishikesh APMC1,2502,0001,85013 Nov 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 Kakhon's shops. Best mandi price near Kakhon →

Official dataAgmarknet, 13 Nov 2026

Nearby villages
Phuwan Gaonwithin ~15 km
Khirmuwithin ~15 km
Gatuwithin ~15 km
Bhauntiwithin ~15 km
Bursiwithin ~15 km
Kewalgaonwithin ~15 km

Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).

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