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Asota

Almora mandal
Pincode 263601
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LGD code
53168
Pincode
263601
Post office
Almora Court
Population
220
Households
40
Literacy rate
68.6%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
173
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
28 km
Distance to Dehradun
180 km
Distance to Delhi
262 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 35 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
The Leprosy Mission Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Asota compares

By population, Asota ranks #117 of 285 villages in Almora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.6%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Asota
68.6%
Almora mandal
73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
−97 vs mandal average
Asota
964
Almora mandal
1,061
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.8 vs mandal average
Asota
5.5
Almora mandal
4.7

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

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Asota at a glance

Asota is a village of 220 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Almora tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 117th-largest of 285 villages in Almora tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Almora district centre, 30 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 35 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263601, served by Almora Court post office; the LGD village code is 53168. The nearest hospital or health centre is The Leprosy Mission Hospital, 5 km away. The population is estimated at 259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Silkhora

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Asota · this village22069%
Silkhora · Almora24975%0.6 km N
Ralakot · Lamgada10166%1.5 km W
Palna · Almora60966%1.7 km N
Baiditana · Lamgada16682%1.9 km NE
Jifalta · Lamgada11357%2.3 km SE
Gangtari · Almora4367%2.2 km SW

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Key facts — Asota

LGD code
53168
Pincode
263601
Post office
Almora Court
Population (Census 2011)
220
Population (projected 2026)
259
Households
40
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
68.6%
Coordinates
29.55731°N, 79.68414°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Almora
Getting there

How to reach Asota

Mandal centre
Almora · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun180 kmcapital
  • Delhi262 km
  • Kolkata1163 km
  • Mumbai1353 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam35 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand5 km
  • Hospital / PHCThe Leprosy Mission Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)30 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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