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- LGD code
- 47687
- Pincode
- 246276
- Post office
- Bironkhal (A)
- Population
- 183
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1408 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 72
Census 2011 · in context
How Gauchheda compares
By population, Gauchheda ranks #65 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Gauchheda
- 63.4%
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 67.3%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,408
+215 vs mandal average
- Gauchheda
- 1,408
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 1,193
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gauchheda
- 4.4
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gauchheda at a glance
Gauchheda is a village of 183 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 65th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,408 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246276, served by Bironkhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47687. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 216 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badkhet Talla →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauchheda · this village | 183 | 63% | — |
| Chaukhamba · Rikhanikhal | 256 | 65% | — |
| Barkhet Talla · Rikhanikhal | 104 | 80% | — |
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Key facts — Gauchheda
- LGD code
- 47687
- Pincode
- 246276
- Post office
- Bironkhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 183
- Population (projected 2026)
- 216
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1408
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- 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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)