Lotana is a revenue village in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand. It had a population of 138 in 36 households (Census 2011).
Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand.
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Lotana is a village in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had 138 people in 36 households, with a literacy rate of 71.7%. It is administered by the Gutoli gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 263664.
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Lotana is in the Gutoli gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Lotana ranks #191 of 300 inhabited villages in Ranikhet tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Lotana is a village of 138 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 191st of 300 inhabited villages in Ranikhet tehsil by population. Literacy is 71.7%, 11.9 points below the tehsil figure of 83.6%, and the sex ratio is 1,604 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 263664; the LGD village code is 52334. The population is estimated at about 165 in 2026 (+18.9% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Gutoli →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Uttarakhand's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+18.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Almora district, not figures for Lotana.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Almora district, not figures for Lotana.
38,356 of 1,22,951 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,738 habitation rows in 11 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 1,26,768 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Lotana. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Lotana · 29.6434° N, 79.4322° E
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District Administration, Uttarkashi · 22 Oct 2026
District Administration, Chamoli · 21 Oct 2026
District Administration, Uttarkashi · 13 Oct 2026
District Administration, Tehri Garhwal · 5 Oct 2026
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
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Lotana isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Ranikhet tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
HOTEL RANIKHET INN GANDHI CHOWK RANIKHET DIST ALMORA UTTARAKHAND 263645
Bank · No map location — listed by district
SADAR BAZAR RANIKHET
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GANDHI CHOWK,RANIKHET DIST ALMORA STATE UTTARAKHAND PIN 263645
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GANDHI CHOWK, RANIKHET, UTTARAKHAND -263645
Post office
Post office
Hospital
Vill. Khatyari Almora, Base Hospital Khatyari Almora
Hospital
Vill. Khatyari Almora, Base Hospital Khatyari Almora
Hospital
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, Ranikhet
Primary / community health centre
Dhankholi
Primary / community health centre
Kuwali
Primary / community health centre
Mujholi
School
School
Ranikhet
School
chiliyanaula
Coaching / training institute
Coaching / training institute
Almora
Government office
Ranikhet Road
Government office
PO-RANIKHET
Government office
Ranikhet
Temple
Temple
Place of worship
Chiliyanaula Road
Bus station
Bus station
Bus station
Bus station
Petrol pump
Petrol pump
Sports ground / stadium
Sports ground / stadium
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Lotana is a village in Ranikhet tehsil of Almora district, Uttarakhand, India.
Lotana is in Almora district of Uttarakhand.
Lotana comes under the Gutoli gram panchayat.
The pincode of Lotana, Ranikhet, Almora is 263664.
As per the 2011 Census, Lotana had a population of 138 (53 males and 85 females).
Lotana had 36 households at the 2011 Census.
Lotana covers about 108 hectares.
The literacy rate of Lotana was 71.7% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Lotana had 1,604 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Lotana is in the Almora Lok Sabha constituency.
Ajay Tamta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Almora Lok Sabha seat, which includes Lotana, in 2024.
Lotana is in the Ranikhet assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Pramod Nainwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Ranikhet assembly seat, which includes Lotana, in 2022.
Lotana is in the Tarikhet development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Lotana is 52334 and its Census 2011 village code is 52334.
Villages near Lotana include Airoli (within ~8 km), Kapina (within ~8 km), Malla Biswa (within ~8 km), Pant Kotuli (within ~8 km), Talla Biswa (within ~8 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Lotana's Census 2011 population of 138 by Uttarakhand's official RGI projection (+18.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 165 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Lotana has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →No market in Almora district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Haldwani APMC, Ramnagar APMC, Nainital district — about 34 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Haldwani APMC | 3,500 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Banana | Haldwani APMC | 900 | 1,100 | 1,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bottle gourd | Haldwani APMC | 1,200 | 1,600 | 1,400 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Ramnagar APMC | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,100 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage | Ramnagar APMC | 1,800 | 2,000 | 1,900 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Capsicum | Ramnagar APMC | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Capsicum | Haldwani APMC | 2,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cucumbar(Kheera) | Ramnagar APMC | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,100 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Lotana's shops. Best mandi price near Lotana →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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