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Walma

वालमा
Lamgada mandal
Pincode 263625
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Walma observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Walma

  • Dana Golu Devta Temple · 2.3 km
  • Golu Devta Temple, Chitai · 2.4 km
  • Kasar Devi Temple · 2.5 km

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
53187
Pincode
263625
Post office
Jalna
Population
226
Households
39
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000♂
Workers
137
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
176 km
Distance to Delhi
266 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rudraksh Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Walma compares

By population, Walma ranks #36 of 104 villages in Lamgada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+3.1% vs mandal average
Walma
69.9%
Lamgada mandal
66.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
−124 vs mandal average
Walma
915
Lamgada mandal
1,039
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
Walma
5.8
Lamgada mandal
5.0

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

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Walma at a glance

Walma is a village of 226 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Lamgada tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 36th-largest of 104 villages in Lamgada tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Almora district centre, 26 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 43 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263625, served by Jalna post office; the LGD village code is 53187. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rudraksh Clinic, 4 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 266 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Balma

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Walma · this village22670%
Badhar · Lamgada61261%0 km N
Kaltani · Lamgada24161%0 km N
Dautha · Lamgada9667%0 km N
Queta · Lamgada1759%0 km N
Bheta · Lamgada7261%0 km N
Malta · Lamgada28271%0 km N

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Key facts — Walma

LGD code
53187
Pincode
263625
Post office
Jalna
Population (Census 2011)
226
Population (projected 2026)
266
Households
39
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
915
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
29.63376°N, 79.68543°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Lamgada
Getting there

How to reach Walma

Mandal centre
Lamgada · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun176 kmcapital
  • Delhi266 km
  • Kolkata1169 km
  • Mumbai1361 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam43 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCRudraksh Clinic4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College25 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Walma

5 Temples 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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