Munsiari Tehsil - Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand

Munsiari is an administrative tehsil in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Munsiari 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 62.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 2,738 km², including 2,738.31 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1032 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Munsiari Tehsil

Munsiari Tehsil has a total of 117 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	Akhoriya	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
2	Alam R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
3	Athasi R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
4	Badnidhar	Urban	Not applicable
5	Baiga	Rural	Madkot
6	Barniya Gaon	Rural	Baniya Gaon
7	Basantkot	Rural	Basant Kot
8	Bauna	Rural	Bona
9	Bhadeli	Rural	Chauna
10	Bhatkura	Rural	Basant Kot
11	Bilju	Rural	Milam
12	Bothi	Rural	Basant Kot
13	Bunga	Urban	Not applicable
14	Bunie	Rural	Bue
15	Burphu	Rural	Milam
16	Charkham	Rural	Darati
17	Chauna	Rural	Chauna
18	Cheti Chimla	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
19	Chhija	Rural	Basant Kot
20	Chulkot	Rural	Chulkot
21	Dadabisa	Rural	Sera Suraiedhar
22	Darati	Rural	Darati
23	Darkot	Rural	Darkot
24	Dhami Kura	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
25	Dhapa	Rural	Dhapa
26	Dhauliua Dunga	Rural	Dhura Toli
27	Dheelam	Rural	DIM Dimiya
28	Dhunamani	Rural	Mani Tundi
29	Dhuratoli	Rural	Dhura Toli
30	Dim Dimiya	Unmapped	Not applicable
31	Diya Palla	Rural	Darati
32	Diya Walla	Rural	Darati
33	Dobari Narki	Rural	Madkot
34	Dumar Malla	Rural	Dumar Talla
35	Dumar Talla	Rural	Dumar Talla
36	Gandhinagar	Urban	Not applicable
37	Ganghar	Rural	Lachpa
38	Ghatdhar	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
39	Ghor Patta Talla	Urban	Not applicable
40	Ghorpatta Malla	Urban	Not applicable
41	Gola	Rural	Gola
42	Golfa	Rural	Golfa
43	Golfa R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
44	Gopal Bara	Rural	Khasiya Bara
45	Harkot	Rural	Harkot
46	Hoom R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
47	Imala	Rural	Kotal Gaon
48	Jaduk	Rural	Khasiya Bara
49	Jaiti	Urban	Not applicable
50	Jalath	Rural	Jalath
51	Josha	Rural	Josha
52	Kaithi	Rural	Bhurting
53	Kanalka	Rural	Kotal Gaon
54	Kawa Dhar	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
55	Khaliya R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
56	Khasiya Bara	Rural	Khasiya Bara
57	Khilach	Rural	Milam
58	Kholi	Urban	Not applicable
59	Kirkhet	Rural	Khasiya Bara
60	Kotal Gaon	Rural	Kotal Gaon
61	Kultham	Rural	DIM Dimiya
62	Ladigwar	Rural	Suring
63	Laspa	Rural	Lachpa
64	Leelum	Rural	Bue
65	Lwa	Rural	Lachpa
66	Madkot	Rural	Madkot
67	Majia Ka Dana R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
68	Malon	Unmapped	Not applicable
69	Malupati	Rural	Harkot
70	Mana Chulankar	Rural	Kawwa Dhar
71	Mandkani R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
72	Mani Tundi	Unmapped	Not applicable
73	Mapa	Rural	Lachpa
74	Mapuwalbada	Unmapped	Not applicable
75	Martoli	Rural	Lachpa
76	Matena	Rural	Harkot
77	Matyali	Rural	Khasiya Bara
78	Meelam	Rural	Milam
79	Minal Gaon	Rural	Darati
80	Morpatta	Rural	Chauna
81	Nabhik R.F.	Unmapped	Not applicable
82	Nagariya Bara	Rural	Darati
83	Namjala	Rural	Darati
84	Pachhu Gunth	Rural	Lachpa
85	Papri	Rural	Papari
86	Pato	Rural	Paatu
87	Phalyati	Rural	DIM Dimiya
88	Phapha	Rural	Fapa
89	Poting	Rural	Lachpa
90	Pyangti	Rural	Suring
91	Quiri	Rural	Quiry
92	Ralam	Rural	Ralam
93	Rathi	Rural	Darati
94	Rilkot	Rural	Lachpa
95	Ringu	Rural	Ringu
96	Ritha	Rural	Harkot
97	Saimat	Rural	Saie Polo
98	Sain Polu	Rural	Saie Polo
99	Sainar	Rural	Suring
100	Sana	Rural	Ringu
101	Sarmoli	Urban	Not applicable
102	Sebila	Rural	Sera Suraiedhar
103	Sela	Rural	Baniya Gaon
104	Sela Chital	Rural	Baniya Gaon
105	Sella Malla	Rural	Baniya Gaon
106	Sera Surai Dhar	Rural	Sera Suraiedhar
107	Shankh Dhura	Urban	Not applicable
108	Sumatu	Rural	Milam
109	Suring	Rural	Suring
110	Teli	Rural	Sera Suraiedhar
111	Telkot	Rural	Sera Suraiedhar
112	Tola	Rural	Milam
113	Tomic	Rural	Tomik
114	Uchhaiti	Rural	Dhura Toli
115	Ugarali	Rural	DIM Dimiya
116	Wadni	Rural	Fapa
117	Zimiya	Rural	Quiry

Population of Munsiari Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Munsiari Tehsil has a total population of 46,523 people, consisting of 22,889 males and 23,634 females. There are 11,285 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 17 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	46,523	46,523	0
Male Population	22,889	22,889	0
Female Population	23,634	23,634	0
Total Households	11,285	11,285	0
Population Density	17 / km²	17 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 30,424 literate people and 6,090 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,008 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6,998 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	6,090	6,090
Literate Population	30,424	30,424
Illiterate Population	16,099	16,099
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,008	10,008
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	6,998	6,998

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)	Munsiari (मुनस्यारी)
District	Pithoragarh
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Kathgodam
Total Area	2,738 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1032
Total Population (2011)	46,523
Density	17/km²
Total Villages	117

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