Someshwar Tehsil - Almora, Uttarakhand

Someshwar is an administrative tehsil in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Someshwar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kathgodam, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 56.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 220 km², including 220.30 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1211 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Someshwar Tehsil

Someshwar Tehsil has a total of 150 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhuriya	Rural	Adhuria
2	Agar Raulkuri	Rural	Agar Raulkuri
3	Airadev	Rural	Bamni Gar
4	Ajhora	Rural	Ajhora
5	Amritpur	Rural	Jeetab
6	Arjunrath	Rural	Arjun Rath
7	Babari	Rural	Sunari
8	Bachurari	Rural	Bachhurari
9	Bagainiya Sela	Rural	Baigania
10	Baiganiya Tela	Rural	Baigania
11	Bajel	Rural	Bajail
12	Bale	Rural	Balai
13	Balota	Rural	Bargaon
14	Baman Falya	Rural	Arjun Rath
15	Bamani Garh	Rural	Bamni Gar
16	Banaura	Rural	Banaura
17	Bargaon	Rural	Bargaon
18	Barseela	Rural	Bhaita
19	Basoli Mafi	Rural	Sakar
20	Bayala Khalsa	Rural	Bayala Khalsa
21	Beh	Rural	Beh
22	Bergaon	Rural	Sonkotli
23	Bhaisargaon	Rural	Bhaisar Gaon
24	Bhana Rath	Rural	Bhana Rath
25	Bhanar	Rural	Dumar Gaon
26	Bhanar Gaon	Rural	Bhanar Gaon
27	Bharar Gaon	Rural	Banaura
28	Bhat Jyula	Rural	Bhatnayal Jyula
29	Bhatgar	Rural	Bhatgarmaafi
30	Bhauri	Rural	Bhauri
31	Bhelgar	Rural	Sakniya Kot
32	Bheruki Ali	Rural	Lakhnari
33	Bheta	Rural	Bhaita
34	Bilori	Rural	Bayala Khalsa
35	Binsar	Rural	Ajhora
36	Birluwa	Rural	Adhuria
37	Bora Ejar	Rural	Kwarali
38	Bunga	Rural	Bunga
39	Chanauda	Rural	Bunga
40	Chanoli	Rural	Chanoli
41	Chaura	Rural	Chaura
42	Chhani Lwesal	Rural	Chhani Layshal
43	Chota Chin	Rural	Malaunj
44	Darim Khola	Rural	Darim Khola
45	Dauni	Rural	Daoni
46	Dhamuk Gunth	Rural	Lakhnari
47	Dhamuk Joshi	Rural	Lakhnari
48	Dhamuk Patariya	Rural	Jaicholi
49	Dhaun Sunar	Rural	Kwarali
50	Dholara	Rural	Dholra
51	Dhumargaon	Rural	Dumar Gaon
52	Digra	Rural	Dingra
53	Diyuna	Rural	Adhuria
54	Dugari Auliya Urf Ramela Dungari	Rural	Ramela Dungri
55	Falta	Rural	Chanoli
56	Falyati	Rural	Chaura
57	Gagil	Rural	Beh
58	Golane	Rural	Golane
59	Gurura	Rural	Gurura
60	Gwala Kote	Rural	Gawal Kot
61	Hatura Gunth	Rural	Palura
62	Jaicholi	Rural	Jaicholi
63	Jal Dhaular	Rural	Jal Dhaulad
64	Jariya Khali	Rural	Chaura
65	Jeetap	Rural	Jeetab
66	Jhaloli	Rural	Mala
67	Jyula	Rural	Juyla
68	Kakarai	Rural	Banaura
69	Kakrad	Rural	Kakrad
70	Kalet	Rural	Kakrad
71	Kanal Bunga	Rural	Kanal Bunga
72	Kantali	Rural	Katali
73	Khaira Kot	Rural	Majharmafi
74	Khakoli	Rural	Kheera Kot
75	Khari Sunar	Rural	Khari Sunar
76	Kharikhet	Rural	Supakot
77	Khira Kote	Rural	Kheera Kot
78	Kwarali	Rural	Kwarali
79	Lachham Pur	Rural	Supakot
80	Ladyura	Rural	Ladurya
81	Lakhnari	Rural	Lakhnari
82	Lod Batuliya	Rural	Lodh
83	Maigari	Rural	Maigari
84	Majehra Mafi	Rural	Majharmafi
85	Mala	Rural	Mala
86	Malargaon	Rural	Nakot
87	Malla Kholi	Rural	Mallakholi
88	Malonj	Rural	Malaunj
89	Mave	Rural	Mawai Mafi
90	Mehla	Rural	Mehala
91	Melti Pande	Rural	Teetakot
92	Melti Sainjari	Rural	Teetakot
93	Nag Bhakuni	Rural	Kheera Kot
94	Nag Joshi	Rural	Kwarali
95	Nagharnal	Rural	Kwarali
96	Nagoriya	Rural	Padoliya
97	Naikara	Rural	Naikana
98	Nainoli	Rural	Nainoli
99	Nakot	Rural	Nakot
100	Nakot	Rural	Nakot
101	Naraula Bagar	Rural	Kheera Kot
102	Naugaon Gunth	Rural	Payan
103	Nawali	Rural	Satrasi Arariya
104	Nayal Jyula	Rural	Bhatnayal Jyula
105	Nirai	Rural	Nirai
106	Okali	Rural	Payan
107	Oliya Gaon	Rural	Oliagaon
108	Pachchisi	Rural	Pachhisee
109	Palyura	Rural	Palura
110	Panth Gaon	Rural	Malaunj
111	Papera	Rural	Supakot
112	Paroliya	Rural	Padoliya
113	Payan	Rural	Payan
114	Pitharar	Rural	Vadyura
115	Pokhari	Rural	Pokhari
116	Rait	Rural	Rait
117	Ranman	Rural	Bhauri
118	Rasyara Gaon	Rural	Rasyara Gaon
119	Ratu Rath	Rural	Mallakholi
120	Raulayana Gunth	Rural	Rolyana Gaonth
121	Saijari	Rural	Bhaita
122	Sail	Rural	Shail
123	Sajoli	Rural	Tana
124	Sakania Kote	Rural	Sakniya Kot
125	Sakar	Rural	Sakar
126	Salauj	Rural	Ladurya
127	Satrasi Arariya	Rural	Satrasi Arariya
128	Saun Kotuli	Rural	Sonkotli
129	Sayunara Kote	Rural	Suyunara Kot
130	Simkhola	Rural	Simkhola
131	Someshwar Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
132	Someshwar Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
133	Someshwar Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
134	Sunari	Rural	Sunari
135	Supa Kote	Rural	Supakot
136	Surf	Rural	Mala
137	Sutoli	Rural	Golane
138	Talar Gunth	Rural	Gurura
139	Tana	Rural	Tana
140	Teetakote	Rural	Teetakot
141	Thapniya	Rural	Thapniya
142	Tiloura	Rural	Tiloura
143	Tola Gunth	Rural	Jeetab
144	Ubholi	Rural	Kheera Kot
145	Uskuna	Rural	Uskuna
146	Utraura Ghurdoura	Rural	Utrora Ghurdora
147	Vadyura	Rural	Simkhola
148	Wadyura	Rural	Vadyura
149	Walsa Khalsa	Rural	Walsa
150	Walsa Talla	Rural	Walsa

Population of Someshwar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Someshwar Tehsil has a total population of 40,282 people, consisting of 18,214 males and 22,068 females. There are 9,697 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 183 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	40,282	40,282	0
Male Population	18,214	18,214	0
Female Population	22,068	22,068	0
Total Households	9,697	9,697	0
Population Density	183 / km²	183 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 27,569 literate people and 5,324 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 12,720 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 82 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	5,324	5,324
Literate Population	27,569	27,569
Illiterate Population	12,713	12,713
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	12,720	12,720
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	82	82

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Someshwar (सोमेश्वर)
District	Almora
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Kathgodam
Total Area	220 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1211
Total Population (2011)	40,282
Density	183/km²
Total Villages	150

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