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The Quit India Movement of 1942 found greater support in Pithoragarh and about 150 persons were arrested while several were fined. The Congress won the Pithoragarh seat again in the General Elections of 1945 for the Provincial Assembly, and in 1947, along with the rest of India, this region also won independence from the British Rule. [4]: 38
Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of 7,110 km 2 (2,750 sq mi) and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. The district is within the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand state.
view of Saur Valley and Pithoragarh town. Saur Valley (also Soar; Hindi: सोर घाटी) is a small valley, 8 km (5.0 mi) long and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide, which resembles Kashmir Valley, located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India.
Thal is a small town situated on the banks of Ramganga river in the Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is one of the thirteen tehsils of district Pithoragarh. [2] Thal has been a centre for local trade for nearby settlements at Didihat, Munsiari, Chaukori and Dharamghar since antiquity.
In the 1960s Bageshwar district, Pithoragarh district and Champawat district had not yet been formed and were part of Almora district. [6] Pithoragarh district was carved out of Almora on 24 February 1960 and Bageshwar district on 15 September 1997. In 2011, Ranikhet District was proposed to be carved out of the Almora District and has yet to ...
Devalthal is a tehsil of Pithoragarh District in Uttarakhand state, [1] in northern India. It has an estimated population of 12,000, [2] and has a treasury, bank, post office, government, private school, rest house. The name Devalthal is derived from two words, Dev (male god) and sthal (place to live), which translates to Land of the Gods. It ...
In November 2000 when Uttarakhand was created as a new state it had inherited 13 districts. As of November 2022, no new districts have been created even though other newly created states have almost doubled the number of new districts for rapid development.
Pithoragarh Fort (Hindi: पिथौरागढ़ किला) is a fort in Pithoragarh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was built during Chand period by regional ruler Peeru Alias Prithwi Gusain. [1] According to some records, this fort was constructed by the Gorkhas in the year 1789, after invading the town. [2]