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About Almas Village

Almas is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 527 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Almas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Almas village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 312.26 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 527
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Almas compares

By the 2011 count Almas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 312.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Almas

Almas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Almas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Almas from other places

Almas lies about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Almas
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 7.3 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 29 km

Villages closest to Almas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Almas

As per the Census of India 2011, Almas village had a population of 1,033. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Almas village has 527 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Almas has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Almas is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Almas covers 312.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Almas falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Almas is Dehradun, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Almas.

Almas is about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Almas is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 7.3 km away. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Almas Madhe Chek Bamsi (under 2 km), Goran (1.8 km) and Dhakrauli (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Almas today is likely to be higher.

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