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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LALIT RAM
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- LGD code
- 49294
- Pincode
- 262551
- Post office
- Didihat
- Population
- 226
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1055 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 120
Census 2011 · in context
How Chitgal Gaon compares
By population, Chitgal Gaon ranks #62 of 195 villages in Didihat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.9%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Chitgal Gaon
- 73.9%
- Didihat mandal
- 71.9%
- Pithoragarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+56 vs mandal average
- Chitgal Gaon
- 1,055
- Didihat mandal
- 999
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chitgal Gaon
- 4.6
- Didihat mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chitgal Gaon at a glance
Chitgal Gaon is a village of 226 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 62nd-largest of 195 villages in Didihat tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262551, served by Didihat post office; the LGD village code is 49294. The sarpanch is LALIT RAM, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 266 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitgal Gaon · this village | 226 | 74% | — |
| Kanda Talla · Didihat | 185 | 75% | — |
| Tarkhet · Didihat | 121 | 68% | — |
| Kanda Malla · Didihat | 18 | 72% | — |
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Key facts — Chitgal Gaon
- LGD code
- 49294
- Pincode
- 262551
- Post office
- Didihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 226
- Population (projected 2026)
- 266
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1055
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bageshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandan Ram Dass
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LALIT RAM
- Block / Mandal
- Didihat
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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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)