Rikhar, Kalsi

Rikhar is a village located in the Chakrata Tehsil of Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. The village falls in Kalsi block and comes under Rikhaad Gram Panchayat.

As on March 2025, the current population of Rikhar is 576 out of which 296 are males and rest 280 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 946 females per 1000 males. There are around 83 teenagers in Rikhar. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 379 persons can read and write. Total 305 people belonging to scheduled caste and 271 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 58 households in Rikhar, which means every family has 10 members on average. The village has working population of 228. The pincode of Rikhar is 248123 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chakrata Sub Post office
• Kailana Sub Post office
• Bhandrauli Branch Post office
• Koti Branch Post office
• Lohari Branch Post office

Schools

Rikhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Primary School Rikhar
• Govt High School Rikhad
• Govt. Upper Primary School Rikhar
• Govt. Primary School Virmaoo

Hospitals

Rikhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Jadi Sub-Center
• Astad Sub-Center
• Kotikanasar Sub-Center
• Sujau Sub-Center
• Kaitri Sub-Center

Banks

Rikhar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Chakrata
• Yes Bank Dehradun Distt Coop Bank Chakrata