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Surf

Someshwar mandal
Pincode 263637
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LGD code
53350
Pincode
263637
Post office
Someshwar
Population
138
Households
29
Literacy rate
67.4%
Sex ratio
1060 ♀/1000♂
Workers
51
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
155 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 54 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Surf compares

By population, Surf ranks #93 of 150 villages in Someshwar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.4%
−1.0% vs mandal average
Surf
67.4%
Someshwar mandal
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,060
−152 vs mandal average
Surf
1,060
Someshwar mandal
1,212
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Surf
4.8
Someshwar mandal
4.2

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

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Surf at a glance

Surf is a village of 138 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Someshwar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 93rd-largest of 150 villages in Someshwar tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,060 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Almora district centre, 7 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 54 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263637, served by Someshwar post office; the LGD village code is 53350. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 163 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mala

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Surf · this village13867%
Kakrad · Someshwar32674%0 km N
Sarso · Almora1,39684%0 km N
Kanalgaon · Champawat74682%1 km W
Nainoli · Someshwar45877%1.4 km NE
Saijari · Someshwar8868%1.4 km NE
Maigari · Someshwar19256%1.4 km NE

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Key facts — Surf

LGD code
53350
Pincode
263637
Post office
Someshwar
Population (Census 2011)
138
Population (projected 2026)
163
Households
29
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1060
Literacy rate
67.4%
Coordinates
29.74842°N, 79.50135°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Someshwar
Getting there

How to reach Surf

Mandal centre
Someshwar · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 6.3 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 7.3 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun155 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1190 km
  • Mumbai1362 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam54 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot13 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch11 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum8 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College29 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station40 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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