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- LGD code
- 47668
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 212
- Households
- 44
- Literacy rate
- 66%
- Sex ratio
- 1186 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 101
Census 2011 · in context
How Gadayun compares
By population, Gadayun ranks #55 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.0%
−1.3% vs mandal average
- Gadayun
- 66.0%
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 67.3%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,186
−7 vs mandal average
- Gadayun
- 1,186
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 1,193
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Gadayun
- 4.8
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gadayun at a glance
Gadayun is a village of 212 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 55th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,186 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47668. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 250 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gadiun →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadayun · this village | 212 | 66% | — |
| Basudev Gadun · Rikhanikhal | 65 | 72% | — |
| Chandanpur Sera · Rikhanikhal | 26 | 73% | — |
| Ajeetpur · Rikhanikhal | 2 | 50% | — |
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Key facts — Gadayun
- LGD code
- 47668
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 212
- Population (projected 2026)
- 250
- Households
- 44
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1186
- Literacy rate
- 66.0%
- 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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View all 60+ →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)