A Kumaon hillside with grassy slopes and scattered houses

Almora District

Uttarakhand, India

Photo: Sidharth Maithani / Unsplash
Blocks
12
Villages
2,747
Pin codes
51
Elevation
345-520 m

About Almora district

Almora is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 12 development blocks covering 2,747 villages across 51 postal areas. It spans 13 assembly constituencies and 3 Lok Sabha constituencies. Rivers including Gagas, Jaigan Nadi, Kathron Nadi flow through the district.

Geography & connectivity

Elevation range
345-520 m
National highways
NH109, NH309A
Rivers
GagasJaigan NadiKathron NadiKhohKosiKosi RiverMaheshwari NadiRamgangaRishanThat Gad

Representation & politics

Lok Sabha (Parliament)
  • Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay BhattBJP
  • Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Anil BaluniBJP
  • Almora parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay TamtaBJP
Assembly constituencies (13)
Salt assembly constituencyMahesh Singh JeenaBJP541 villages
Someshwar assembly constituencyRekha AryaBJP515 villages
Ranikhet assembly constituencyPramod NainwalBJP510 villages
Jageshwar assembly constituencyMohan Singh MaharaBJP472 villages
Dwarahat assembly constituencyMadan Singh BishtINC422 villages
Almora assembly constituencyManoj TiwariINC254 villages
Gangolihat assembly constituencyFakir Ram TamtaBJP10 villages
Bageshwar assembly constituencyParwati DasBJP7 villages
Bhimtal assembly constituencyRam Singh KairaBJP6 villages
Srinagar assembly constituencyDhan Singh RawatBJP4 villages
Nainital assembly constituencySarita AryaBJP3 villages
Lohaghat assembly constituencyKhushal Singh AdhikariINC2 villages
Karanprayag assembly constituencyAnil NautiyalBJP1 villages

🏔️ Tourism & treks in Almora

25 mapped points of interest across the district

🔭 9 Viewpoints⛰️ 7 Peaks⛺ 3 Camp / huts📍 3 Attractions💧 2 Waterfalls🏞️ 1 Lake
Highest peaks
© OpenStreetMap contributors

📖 Almora travel guide

Almora draws visitors for Kasar Devi's ridge-top calm, Binsar's sanctuary views and the old bazaar's bal mithai.

Read the Almora travel guide →

District administration

As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.

District Magistrate (DM)
Shri Alok Kumar Pandey
Office email
dm-alm-ua@nic.in
Office phone
05962-230170
Official portal
almora.nic.in ↗

For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.

Development blocks in Almora

Almora Block
3 villages
Bhaisiya Chhana Block
114 villages
Bhikiyasain Block
219 villages
Chaukhutiya Block
201 villages
Dhauladevi Block
260 villages
Dwarahat Block
239 villages
Hawalbag Block
378 villages
Lamgara Block
287 villages
Sult Block
313 villages
Syaldey Block
238 villages
Takula Block
171 villages
Tarikhet Block
324 villages
📄 Check khasra khatauni for Almora online - Bhulekh guide→🌤️ Almoraweather & best time to visit→

Schemes & subsidies in Almora

Category B - hill · High subsidies

Hill districts. High capital subsidy (industry ~35%) plus a hill add-on on fixed capital.

All schemes & opportunities →