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Kuraipani

Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246443
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kalyan Singh
Contact: 89****4640
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LGD code
40858
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population
28
Households
8
Literacy rate
67.9%
Sex ratio
647 ♀/1000♂
Workers
9
Distance to district centre
53 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Dehradun
163 km
Distance to Delhi
322 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital · 29 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kuraipani compares

By population, Kuraipani ranks #84 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.9%
−6.3% vs mandal average
Kuraipani
67.9%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
647
−194 vs mandal average
Kuraipani
647
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kuraipani
3.5
Joshimath mandal
3.8

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

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Kuraipani at a glance

Kuraipani is a village of 28 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 84th-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 74% and the sex ratio is 647 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246443, served by Joshimath post office; the LGD village code is 40858. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 29 km away. The sarpanch is Kalyan Singh , and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari. The population is estimated at 33 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tolma

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kuraipani · this village2868%
Tolma · Joshimath42975%3.2 km E
Juwagwar · Joshimath5964%5 km SW
Bhangyul · Joshimath24181%8.7 km W
Bilagar · Joshimath9774%9.9 km W
Chamtoli · Joshimath12279%10.1 km W
Chamoli · Joshimath010.1 km W

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Key facts — Kuraipani

LGD code
40858
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population (Census 2011)
28
Population (projected 2026)
33
Households
8
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
647
Literacy rate
67.9%
Coordinates
30.51470°N, 79.72039°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kalyan Singh
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Kuraipani

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 7.9 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 49 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun163 kmcapital
  • Delhi322 km
  • Kolkata1232 km
  • Mumbai1446 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopBadrinath & Govindghat15 km
  • Hospital / PHCPipalkoti SD Ground Hospital29 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM29 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil33 km
  • Police stationMilitary border15 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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