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Garpak

Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246443
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Garpak observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pooja Devi
Contact: 96****9814
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LGD code
40901
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population
66
Households
11
Literacy rate
80.3%
Sex ratio
650 ♀/1000♂
Workers
61
Distance to district centre
71 km
Distance to mandal centre
23 km
Distance to Dehradun
178 km
Distance to Delhi
340 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Garpak compares

By population, Garpak ranks #74 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
80.3%
+6.1% vs mandal average
Garpak
80.3%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
650
−191 vs mandal average
Garpak
650
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
6.0
+2.2 vs mandal average
Garpak
6.0
Joshimath mandal
3.8

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

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Garpak at a glance

Garpak is a village of 66 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 74th-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 80%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 74% and the sex ratio is 650 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246443, served by Joshimath post office; the LGD village code is 40901. The sarpanch is Pooja Devi , and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari. The population is estimated at 78 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kaga

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Garpak · this village6680%
Dronagiri · Joshimath9273%3.3 km SE
Kosa · Joshimath30255%5.7 km N
Jumma · Dharchula3,38350%5.1 km W
Jumma · Joshimath7858%5.1 km W
Malari · Joshimath1,93381%7.6 km NE
Malari · Lamgada51561%7.6 km NE

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Key facts — Garpak

LGD code
40901
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population (Census 2011)
66
Population (projected 2026)
78
Households
11
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
650
Literacy rate
80.3%
Coordinates
30.62691°N, 79.85424°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Pooja Devi
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Garpak

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 25 min by car · 2 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun178 kmcapital
  • Delhi340 km
  • Kolkata1231 km
  • Mumbai1464 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil37 km
  • Police stationMilitary border29 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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