General Information Of Pithoragrah

Total Area: 7 sq. kms.(approx.)
Total Population: Data Not available
Altitude: 1,645 Mts. (From the sea level)
Temperature:-
23-28 Degree in Summer
04-08 Degree in Winter
Clothing :
Summer- Cottons/ light woolens (some times)
Winter - Heavy Coolness
Languages : Hindi, English and Kumaoni.

Total Tehsils - Munsyari, Dharchula, Didihat, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh
Head quarter - Pithoragarh Total Development Blocks - 8
Total Towns - 3
Total Nyaya Panchayats - 64 Total Gram Sabhas - 651 Total villages - 1635
Total population 4,16,647 (As per 1991 census)
Male Population - 2,09,177
Female Population - 2,07470 Total literacy rate - 61.4.

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Sites and Temples In Bageshwar

Bagnath Temple
The ancient Bagnath tample is Situated in the heart of the town. The temple is dedicated to the Lord Shiva and it is flooded with devotees on the occasion of Shivratri. Bagnath is cluster of temples and some of them have very significance among the devotees such as the Bhairav temple, Dattatrey Maharaj, Ganga Mai temple, Hanuman temple, Durga temple, Kalika temple, Thingal Bhairav temple, Panchnam Junakhara and the Vaneswar temple.

Chandika Temple
This beautiful temple dedicated to Goddess Chandika(an incarnation of goddess Durga)standson the top of a rock at a distance of about five hundred mts.from Bageshwar. Every Year sacrifice and woship is offered to the deity during the Navratras.

Gauri Udiyar
As the name suggest this place is a cave ,a large cave, measuring approxmatiely 20 x 95 sq. mts. is situated at a distance of 8 kms. from Bageswar. This place is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Shri Haru Temple
The Shri Haru temple, is situated at a distance of about 5 kms. from Bageswar. It is said that prayers for wish fulfilment here never go in vain if they are done with good faith. Every year a large fair is organised on the Vijaya Dashmi day following the Navratras.

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