Almora District

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Almora is a magnificent town with a long history. The Kashaya Hill on which the town is built finds a mention in the scripture of the Skanda Purana. In 1560 Raja Kalyan Chand of Kumaon made it the capital of his kingdom. At that time it was called Rajapur and ancient inscriptions on many places still have Rajapur carved on them. The rule of the Chand dynasty came to an end after the gorkhas from Nepal occupied the  area in 1790. The British defeated the Gorkhas in 1815, and established a small Army and a Cantonment.

The Almora Bazaar is 1.5 Km. long covered with Kota stone slabs which have replaced the traditional hundred year old patals (old stone slabs). The streets of the bazaar are a delight to walk through. Houses and shops align the narrow streets that bustle with activity in the evenings. The traditional architecture is very much in evidence here as one spots carved doors and windows. Some of the best examples of the old styles of architecture can be found in Khazanchi Mohalla, an area which once belonged to the state treasurers. As you walk on the cobblestone path, the markets change from Lala Bazar at one end to Thana Bazar on the other. In between are Karkhana Bazar, Khajanchi Mohalla, Jauhari Mohalla, Malli Bazar and Tamta Mohalla. Tamta Mohalla is just short of the Cantonment. One of the traditional crafts of Almora is copperware and some of the best coppersmiths still work from their traditional area in Tamta Mohalla. As you walk through this area the air reverberates with the sound of wooden hammers on metal and one can spot the Tamta community at work carving exquisite brass utensils and decorative items.

   Population

Six lac thirty thousand four hundred forty six (6,30,446)

   Area

3,689.46 Square Km.

   Tehsil

Nine (9) Which are: 1- Baramandal 2-Ranikhet 3- Bhikiyasen 4- Salt 5- Dwarahat 6- Chukhutia 7- Someshwar 8- Jaiti 9- Bhanoli

   Block

Eleven (11) Which are: 1- Hawalbagh 2- Takula 3- Lamgara 4- Salt 5- Dwarahat 6- Tarikhet 7-Chukhutia 8-Syalde 9- Bhikiyasen 10- Dholchina 11- Dhauladevi

   MP Seat

One (1) Almora-Pithoragarh Baramandal

   MLA Seats

Seven (7) Which are: 1- Almora 2- Jageshwar 3- Someshwar 4- Dwarahat 5- Ranikhet 6- Salt 7- Bhikiyasen

   Gram Panchayat

Ninty Five (95)

   Village

Two thousand, two hundred, thirty five (2,235)

   Rural Population

Five Lac, seventy six thousand, four hundred, ninety seven (5,76,497)

   Urban Population

Fifty three thousand, nine hundred, forty nine (53,949)

   Population Density

163 Square Meter

   Agriculture Land

One Lac, forty five thousand, eighty seven (1,45,087)

   Police Station

Six (6)

   Literacy Rate

74.53%

Male  

  90.15%

Female  

  61.43%

   Irrigable Area

8033 Hectare

   Main Harvest

Wheat, Potato, Maize

   Primary School

One thousand, five hundred, twenty three (1523)

   Govt. High School

Sixty Nine(69) (58 for Boys, 11 for Girls)

   Pvt. High School

Twelve (12 for boys)

   Govt. Inter College

Seventy (70) for Boys, Five (5) for Girls

   Pvt. Inter College

Thirty (30) for Boys, Two(2) for Girls

   Degree College

Seven (7)

   University (Campus)

One (1)

   Engineering College

One (1)

   Post Office

Three hundred three (303)

   Telegram Office

One hundred twenty six (126)

   Central School

Two (2)

   Akashwani

One (1)

*  Based on Census 2001

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