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Rung

Dharchula mandal
Pincode 262546
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
neetu
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LGD code
49102
Pincode
262546
Post office
Garbyang
Population
389
Households
99
Literacy rate
77.6%
Sex ratio
1149 ♀/1000♂
Workers
196
Distance to district centre
47 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
216 km
Distance to Delhi
341 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Dharamgarh · 37 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rung compares

By population, Rung ranks #29 of 76 villages in Dharchula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.6%
+10.3% vs mandal average
Rung
77.6%
Dharchula mandal
67.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,149
+159 vs mandal average
Rung
1,149
Dharchula mandal
990
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.6 vs mandal average
Rung
3.9
Dharchula mandal
4.5

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

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Rung at a glance

Rung is a village of 389 people in 99 households (Census 2011) in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 29th-largest of 76 villages in Dharchula tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 10 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,149 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262546, served by Garbyang post office; the LGD village code is 49102. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dharamgarh, 37 km away. The sarpanch is neetu, and the village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 459 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rung

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Rung · this village38978%
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Dhapa · Munsiari36569%3 km SW
New · Dharchula26459%3.9 km SE
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Key facts — Rung

LGD code
49102
Pincode
262546
Post office
Garbyang
Population (Census 2011)
389
Population (projected 2026)
459
Households
99
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1149
Literacy rate
77.6%
Coordinates
30.13082°N, 80.26584°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dharchula
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Singh Dhami
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
neetu
Block / Mandal
Dharchula
Getting there

How to reach Rung

Mandal centre
Dharchula · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun216 kmcapital
  • Delhi341 km
  • Kolkata1164 km
  • Hyderabad1429 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbus/jeep stand8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dharamgarh37 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump8 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda50 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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