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Chilyaun

Rikhanikhal mandal
Pincode 246179
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chilyaun observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temple in Rikhanikhal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Rikhanikhal mandal is chaikhal devi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chilyaun itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
47674
Pincode
246179
Post office
Rikhnikhal (A)
Population
98
Households
19
Literacy rate
62.2%
Sex ratio
1279 ♀/1000♂
Workers
44
Census 2011 · in context

How Chilyaun compares

By population, Chilyaun ranks #126 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.2%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Chilyaun
62.2%
Rikhanikhal mandal
67.3%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,279
+86 vs mandal average
Chilyaun
1,279
Rikhanikhal mandal
1,193
Household size
people per home
5.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
Chilyaun
5.2
Rikhanikhal mandal
4.2

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

Chilyaun at a glance

Chilyaun is a village of 98 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 126th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,279 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47674. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 116 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Silgaon Talla · Rikhanikhal7863%—

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Key facts — Chilyaun

LGD code
47674
Pincode
246179
Post office
Rikhnikhal (A)
Population (Census 2011)
98
Population (projected 2026)
116
Households
19
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1279
Literacy rate
62.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Lansdowne
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Daleep Singh Rawat
Block / Mandal
Rikhanikhal
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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