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- LGD code
- 53390
- Pincode
- 263636
- Post office
- Hawalbagh
- Population
- 94
- Households
- 23
- Literacy rate
- 76.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1089 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 45
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 64 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 100 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 209 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Walsa Talla compares
By population, Walsa Talla ranks #111 of 150 villages in Someshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.6%
+8.2% vs mandal average
Walsa Talla76.6%
Someshwar mandal68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,089
−123 vs mandal average
Walsa Talla1,089
Someshwar mandal1,212
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Walsa Talla4.1
Someshwar mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Walsa Talla at a glance
Walsa Talla is a village of 94 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Someshwar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 111th-largest of 150 villages in Someshwar tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,089 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Almora district centre, 30 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 35 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263636, served by Hawalbagh post office; the LGD village code is 53390. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 4 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 111 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsa Talla · this village | 94 | 77% | — |
| Balsa Talla · Rikhanikhal | 158 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Badda Talla · Rikhanikhal | 24 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Balsa Mallia · Rikhanikhal | 215 | 71% | 0.4 km NW |
| Badda Malla · Rikhanikhal | 5 | 40% | 0.4 km NW |
| Sirwara · Rikhanikhal | 358 | 62% | 1.2 km SW |
| Gawana · Rikhanikhal | 126 | 57% | 1.2 km SW |
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Key facts — Walsa Talla
- LGD code
- 53390
- Pincode
- 263636
- Post office
- Hawalbagh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 94
- Population (projected 2026)
- 111
- Households
- 23
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1089
- Literacy rate
- 76.6%
- Coordinates
- 29.79714°N, 78.88211°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Someshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rekha Arya
- Block / Mandal
- Someshwar
Getting there
How to reach Walsa Talla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun100 kmcapital
- Delhi209 km
- Kolkata1240 km
- Mumbai1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara35 km
- Bus stopRatkot17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal4 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila31 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry31 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar51 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Walsa Talla
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕chaikhal deviTemple2.5 km ↗
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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)