Didihat
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PIN | 262551 |
Didihat is a town and a
Didihat is named after the
History
The area of present-day Didihat was ruled by
Didihat was a
Geography
Didihat lies at 29°58′N 80°09′E / 29.97°N 80.15°E in
According to the
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2044 | — | |
3514 | — | |
4806 | — | |
6522 | — | |
Source: Census of India[15]: 681 [16] |
According to the
Economy
Didihat had traditionally been a place where merchants from adjoining areas brought their goods for sale on a prescribed day of the week.[21] Wool and salt from tibet was exchanged for grain here.[21] The "Kumaon Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation" established a "Carpet Center", a "Blanket Production Center" and a "Wool Production and Sales Center" at Didihat for the all-around economic-development of the Scheduled Tribes living here.[18]: 93–94
Culture
Didihat observes a wide range of festivals. Popular celebrations and observances include
Village Hat Tharp is famous for its Hiran Chital Festival during rainy season. This village also conducts one of the oldest Ramlila’s of the Didihat area.
People of village Hat Tharp invented a unique idea about conserving their forest by dedicating the whole forest to Maa Bhagwati of Pankhu for 10 years. No one is allowed to take their axe and cut forest, only dry wood collection is allowed.
Tourism
Didihat is a Himalayan tourist destination situated 43 km from Pithoragarh. Didihat is situated on the hilltop plain of 'Digtarh' with the river Charamgad (Bhadigad) flowing below. Below the town there is a fertile 'Haat valley'. Within Didihat is the temple (mandir) known as Sirakot (Malaynath Mandir) of Lord Shiva (Bholenath). Another mandir is situated in the top hill of the nanpaupu village is known as dechula.
Views of Himalayan snow-capped peaks can be observed from Didihat, especially
There’s a large stone bigger than a house in the middle of a field in Village Hat Tharp known as Bheem Ka Patthar, every year people of village worship there. It is believed Bheem brought that stone and left there.
About 53 km from Didihat, the small hilly town
Administration
Didihat is a Class-V town and a
Administratively it is also a tehsil and a subdivision of the Pithoragarh district.[22] Tehsil Didihat is divided into three developmental blocks—Didihat, Kanalichhina, and Berinag. Didihat tehsil is the second most populous tehsil in Pithoragarh and has the highest number of villages. There are about 367 villages in Didihat Tehsil.[23]
Transport
Buses form the main form of Transport that connect the town to national capital Delhi and other cities. Buses are either run by state controlled Uttarakhand Transport Corporation or private K.M.O.U. Nearest Railway station is Tanakpur (210 km (130 mi))
Education
Didihat had a literacy rate of 79% in 2001 which rose to 91.03 percent in 2011. As of 2011, literacy rate among male and female were 95.20 and 86.44 percent respectively.
References
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- ^ Pradesh, India Director of Census Operations, Uttar; Sinha, Dharmendra Mohan (1971). District Census Handbook: Series 21, Uttar Pradesh.
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- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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