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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEEPAK SINGH RAWAT
Contact: 75****3145
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- LGD code
- 45311
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 391
- Households
- 78
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 111
Census 2011 · in context
How Rakhwal Gaon compares
By population, Rakhwal Gaon ranks #25 of 42 villages in Rishikesh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Rakhwal Gaon
- 74.7%
- Rishikesh mandal
- 74.6%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−20 vs mandal average
- Rakhwal Gaon
- 907
- Rishikesh mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Rakhwal Gaon
- 5.0
- Rishikesh mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rakhwal Gaon at a glance
Rakhwal Gaon is a village of 391 people in 78 households (Census 2011) in Rishikesh tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 25th-largest of 42 villages in Rishikesh tehsil. Literacy is 75%, about the same as the tehsil average of 75% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 45311. The sarpanch is DEEPAK SINGH RAWAT, and the village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 461 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Rakhwal Gaon
- LGD code
- 45311
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 391
- Population (projected 2026)
- 461
- Households
- 78
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DEEPAK SINGH RAWAT
- Block / Mandal
- Rishikesh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 248001
- HrishikeshRishikesh mandal34,775 pop
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- Dhakrani(Dehat)Vikas Nagar mandal12,757 pop
- Shewala KalaDehradun mandal10,290 pop
- DakpatharVikas Nagar mandal9,897 pop
- Mazri GrantDoiwala mandal9,620 pop
- JauligrantDoiwala mandal9,297 pop
- Shankerpur HakumatpurVikas Nagar mandal8,369 pop
- AthoorwalaDoiwala mandal7,444 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Rakhwal Gaon
Other villages in Rishikesh mandal
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- Shiddar Wala
- Rani Pokhari Grant
- Barkot Mafi
- Garhimay Chak
- Khairi Khurd
- Sahab Nagar
- Gohri Mafi
- Gadool
- Rainapur Grant
- Listrabad
- Mauja Rani Pokhari
- Khandraiwala
- Birpur Khurd
- Bhogpur
- Barkot Range
- Chak Jogi Wala
- Jogiwala Mafi
- Khairi Kalan
- Bhattowala
- Sarangdharwala
- Bibiwala
- Falsuwa
- Thakurpur
- Bairagada
- Bishan Garh
- Badogal
- Bagi
- Bangai
- Kaudasi
- Naurtuwala
- Pali
- Motichur Range
- Govind Wala
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)