Almora

This page provides an overview of Almora: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

3,050,216
Population
687,517
Households
1145
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
69.8%
Approx. literacy

Almora has an aggregated population of 3,050,216. Approximately 40.82% live in rural areas (1,245,012) and 4.09% live in urban areas (124,628).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,245,012 3
Almora 453,010 457
Bhanoli 173,472 231
BHIKIYASAIN 211,461 400
Chaukhutiya 138,153 179
Dwarahat 162,455 223
Jainti 92,943 128
Ranikhet 281,486 310
Someshwar 120,846 153
Sult 171,378 235

Population summary

Almora has a population of 3,050,216 (1,421,683 males and 1,628,533 females). The sex ratio is about 1145 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population3,050,216
Male1,421,683
Female1,628,533
Rural population1,245,012 (40.82%)
Urban population124,628 (4.09%)
Households687,517

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 69.8%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,129,077
Total illiterates921,139

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 744,911 (24.42%). ST: 5,874 (0.19%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC744,91124.42%
ST5,8740.19%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 394,703 (12.94%). Workers: 1,469,757 (48.19%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)394,70312.94%
Total workers1,469,75748.19%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Almora 622,506
Almora 560,192
Almora 164,563
Almora 123,884
Ranikhet 100,124
Ranikhet 81,238
BHIKIYASAIN 70,487
BHIKIYASAIN 70,487
Almora 62,314
Bhanoli 57,824