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September 2026
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami says strong cooperatives, M-PACS can strengthen rural economy
Reported by The Times of India.
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- LGD code
- 47683
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Workers
- 0
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 99 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 208 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 34 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 3 km
Gijar at a glance
Gijar is a revenue village in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It lies 17 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 30 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 34 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47683. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 3 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat.
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Key facts — Gijar
- LGD code
- 47683
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Coordinates
- 29.79791°N, 78.86913°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Rikhanikhal
Getting there
How to reach Gijar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun99 kmcapital
- Delhi208 km
- Kolkata1241 km
- Mumbai1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara34 km
- Bus stopRatkot18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal3 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila33 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar52 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Gijar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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