▁mentioned ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ancient ▁co pper ▁pl ates . ▁ ▁Al m ora ▁town ▁was ▁the ▁administrative ▁head qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁K uma un ▁district ; ▁that ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁G ork ha ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - G ork ha ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Sug a uli . ▁The ▁K uma un ▁district ▁then ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁complete ▁K uma on ▁Division ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁T era i ▁district ▁with ▁its ▁headquarters ▁at ▁K ash ip ur . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁Gar h wal ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁separate ▁district ▁with ▁its ▁Head quarters ▁at ▁Pa uri . ▁The ▁N ain ital ▁district ▁was ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁K uma un ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁K uma on ▁District ▁was ▁then ▁renamed ▁Al m ora ▁District ▁after ▁its ▁Head qu arter . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁B ages h war ▁district , ▁P ith or agar h ▁district ▁and ▁Champ aw at ▁district ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁formed ▁and ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁district . ▁P ith or agar h ▁district ▁was ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁B ages h war ▁district ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ran ik