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Taura

तौरा
Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263663
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LGD code
52442
Pincode
263663
Post office
Tarikhet
Population
1,623
Households
314
Literacy rate
89%
Sex ratio
824 ♀/1000♂
Workers
358
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Dehradun
154 km
Distance to Delhi
241 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Taura compares

By population, Taura ranks #3 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
89.0%
+16.4% vs mandal average
Taura
89.0%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
824
−297 vs mandal average
Taura
824
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.6 vs mandal average
Taura
5.2
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

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

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Taura at a glance

Taura is a village of 1,623 people in 314 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 3rd-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 89%, 16 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 824 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Almora district centre, 12 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 38 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263663, served by Tarikhet post office; the LGD village code is 52442. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 1,914 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Taura

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Taura · this village1,62389%
Taura · Karwi1,98958%0 km N
Taura · Unnao5,90358%0 km N
Taura · Khaga1,48147%0 km N
Pathuli · Dhoomakot0.7 km S
Arari · Berinag58968%0.7 km NW
Arari · Dwarahat33265%0.7 km NW

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Key facts — Taura

LGD code
52442
Pincode
263663
Post office
Tarikhet
Population (Census 2011)
1,623
Population (projected 2026)
1,914
Households
314
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
824
Literacy rate
89.0%
Coordinates
29.61458°N, 79.41145°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Taura

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 7.3 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun154 kmcapital
  • Delhi241 km
  • Kolkata1188 km
  • Mumbai1345 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar38 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila25 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)25 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Taura

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Taura

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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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