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Urma

Didihat mandal
Pincode 262543
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Urma observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Urma

  • Bali Bubu Temple · 4.8 km

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LGD code
49490
Pincode
262543
Post office
Askote
Population
266
Households
63
Literacy rate
63.2%
Sex ratio
1313 ♀/1000♂
Workers
100
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
166 km
Distance to Delhi
285 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 79 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Surya Diagnostic Centre · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Urma compares

By population, Urma ranks #49 of 195 villages in Didihat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.2%
−8.7% vs mandal average
Urma
63.2%
Didihat mandal
71.9%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,313
+314 vs mandal average
Urma
1,313
Didihat mandal
999
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Urma
4.2
Didihat mandal
4.2

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

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Urma at a glance

Urma is a village of 266 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 49th-largest of 195 villages in Didihat tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,313 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 34 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 79 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262543, served by Askote post office; the LGD village code is 49490. The nearest hospital or health centre is Surya Diagnostic Centre, 11 km away. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 314 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bastari

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Urma · this village26663%
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Kuta · Didihat17463%0 km N
Bajani · Didihat28469%0.8 km SE
Sailoni · Didihat38573%0.8 km SE
Partari · Didihat875%1.5 km SE
Pamsyari · Didihat27873%1.5 km SE

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Key facts — Urma

LGD code
49490
Pincode
262543
Post office
Askote
Population (Census 2011)
266
Population (projected 2026)
314
Households
63
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1313
Literacy rate
63.2%
Coordinates
29.96175°N, 79.70836°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Block / Mandal
Didihat
Getting there

How to reach Urma

Mandal centre
Didihat · ≈ 3.4 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun166 kmcapital
  • Delhi285 km
  • Kolkata1191 km
  • Mumbai1393 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam79 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station17 km
  • Hospital / PHCSurya Diagnostic Centre11 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum37 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Urma

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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