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Kunakhet

कुणाखेत
Gairsain mandal
Pincode 246428
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Kunakhet observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Kunakhet

  • Pingla Devi Temple · 3.0 km
  • Baijnath Temple Complex · 4.7 km
  • Baijnath temple · 4.7 km

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LGD code
41965
Pincode
246428
Post office
Gairsain
Population
435
Households
97
Literacy rate
62.3%
Sex ratio
1186 ♀/1000♂
Workers
318
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
32 km
Distance to Dehradun
162 km
Distance to Delhi
273 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 67 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashirwad Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kunakhet compares

By population, Kunakhet ranks #30 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.3%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Kunakhet
62.3%
Gairsain mandal
66.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,186
+6 vs mandal average
Kunakhet
1,186
Gairsain mandal
1,180
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kunakhet
4.5
Gairsain mandal
4.8

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

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Kunakhet at a glance

Kunakhet is a village of 435 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 30th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,186 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Chamoli district centre, 25 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 67 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246428, served by Gairsain post office; the LGD village code is 41965. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aashirwad Clinic, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kunkhet

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Kunakhet · this village43562%
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Doba · Bageshwar40568%1.5 km NE
Khuna · Bageshwar11573%1.5 km NE
Choni · Bageshwar7657%1.5 km NE
Dhunga · Bageshwar11273%1.5 km NE

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Key facts — Kunakhet

LGD code
41965
Pincode
246428
Post office
Gairsain
Population (Census 2011)
435
Population (projected 2026)
513
Households
97
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1186
Literacy rate
62.3%
Coordinates
29.86614°N, 79.62816°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Block / Mandal
Gairsain
Getting there

How to reach Kunakhet

Mandal centre
Gairsain · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun162 kmcapital
  • Delhi273 km
  • Kolkata1190 km
  • Mumbai1380 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam67 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station15 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashirwad Clinic4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum24 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College15 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station55 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kunakhet

5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Pingla Devi TempleTemple3.0 km ↗
  • 🛕Baijnath Temple ComplexTemple4.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Baijnath templeTemple4.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Three temples of the Indo-Aryan shikhara type known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Rakshas Deval Temple and Satya Narayan TempleTemple4.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Tallihat group of temples and Katyuri mound, UttarakhandTemple4.8 km ↗
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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
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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