Lohaghat

Coordinates: 29°25′N 80°06′E / 29.42°N 80.10°E / 29.42; 80.10
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Lohaghat
City
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
262524[1]
Area code05965
Vehicle registrationUK 03

Lohaghat (

state of Uttarakhand. Lohaghat is also famous for its various cultural events like Holi Rang Mahotsav , Devidhar Mela ,etc. Most special thing regarding Lohaghat is the Ramleela of Lohaghat which is one of the oldest Ramleela of Kumaoun Division.[citation needed
]

History

Lohaghat and its surrounding region was earlier known as Sui, and the town has been a place of prominence since the rule of Katyuri kings. A scion of the Katyuri dynasty had established his principality at Sui in the eighth century.[2] The rulers of Sui were feudatory to the Katyuris until the fragmentation of the Katyuri kingdom in the end of the 10th century, after which, they became feudatories of Doti.[3] Brahma Dev Katyuri, the last Katyuri governor of Sui was having trouble managing his areas due to several rebellions by local Khasia chiefs. The Khasia chiefs subsequently unified under a Raut king of Damkot thus increasing problems for Brahmadev, who married off his daughter to prince Somchand, and bestowed him with his principality as dowry.[3]

Chand Kings
in the 12th century.

Som Chand established his capital at

Kingdom of Kumaon until the fall of Almora
at the hand of Gurkhas in 1790. The Banasur fort was built here by the Chand kings in the 12th century.

Lohaghat came under the control of the

Anglo-Nepal War of 1814 and the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. The Britishers were impressed by the natural beauty of the place and began to settle here. The lands of Fernhill and Chanuwankhal were leased to Hensi and Mrs Hoskin for tea and fruit production.[5] The lands of Hensi were later transferred to an Englishman named 'Talak' which came to be known as 'Talak Estate'.[6]

The arrival of the British commenced an era of development in Lohaghat; efforts were made for development of education, health, revenue, legal, land settlement, construction of roads etc.[6] Lohaghat was made the headquarters of the Kali Kumaon Sub Division. The jail built at that time still serves as the temporary prison of Champawat district. An army contingent was stationed also stationed here; barracks were built near the present hospital complex and a permanent camp was established at Lohaghat for which soldiers of the British Army were brought here from Hawalbagh in 1939.[7] Maneuvers used to be carried out at the 'Chandmari' situated near the present location of the government inter college. However, a local rebellion of 1846 resulted in the removal of military camp from Lohaghat and the troops were transferred back to Hawalbagh until the establishment of another permanent Cantonment at Ranikhet.[6]

When India became independent in 1947, Lohaghat was a pargana in the Champawat tehsil of

Nagar Panchayat on 4 June 1994.[8] It was declared a Municipality on 25 May 2021.[9]

Geography and Climate

Lohaghat is located at 29°25′N 80°06′E / 29.42°N 80.10°E / 29.42; 80.10 at an elevation of 1,788 metres (5,866 ft) above the mean sea level,[10] and is spread over an area of 4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). It is located on the banks of the Lohawati river in the Champawat district, at a distance of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the district headquarters at Champawat, 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Pithoragarh, 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Tanakpur, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Almora and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Pancheshwar at the Indo-Nepal Border. Lohaghat is also one of the five tehsils of Champawat,[11] and is bound by the Barakot tehsil on the north, Nepal on the east, Pati tehsil on west and Champawat tehsil on the south.

Climate data for Lohaghat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20
(68)
26
(79)
31
(88)
33
(91)
34
(93)
36
(97)
34
(93)
32
(90)
31
(88)
29
(84)
23
(73)
21
(70)
36
(97)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 13
(55)
17
(63)
22
(72)
26
(79)
29
(84)
33
(91)
30
(86)
29
(84)
27
(81)
25
(77)
23
(73)
20
(68)
33
(91)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
15.4
(59.7)
23.8
(74.8)
27.2
(81.0)
29.5
(85.1)
32.1
(89.8)
26.3
(79.3)
27.0
(80.6)
24.6
(76.3)
22.2
(72.0)
18.5
(65.3)
16.3
(61.3)
23.0
(73.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
8.9
(48.0)
13.1
(55.6)
17.6
(63.7)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
18.6
(65.5)
16.1
(61.0)
12.2
(54.0)
9.0
(48.2)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
3.5
(38.3)
9.4
(48.9)
12.2
(54.0)
15.0
(59.0)
16.8
(62.2)
18.1
(64.6)
17.0
(62.6)
14.6
(58.3)
11.0
(51.8)
6.9
(44.4)
3.8
(38.8)
10.8
(51.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 0
(32)
6
(43)
9
(48)
13
(55)
16
(61)
19
(66)
21
(70)
21
(70)
19
(66)
16
(61)
11
(52)
7
(45)
0
(32)
Record low °C (°F) −12
(10)
−8
(18)
−4
(25)
−1
(30)
2
(36)
4
(39)
9
(48)
10
(50)
6
(43)
2
(36)
−6
(21)
−10
(14)
−12
(10)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 62
(2.4)
46
(1.8)
58
(2.3)
31
(1.2)
64
(2.5)
177
(7.0)
390
(15.4)
318
(12.5)
195
(7.7)
95
(3.7)
9
(0.4)
25
(1.0)
1,470
(57.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[12]

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[13] Lohaghat had a population of 7954. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. The literacy rate of Lohaghat city is 80%. Male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 78%. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 1057 which is 15% of total population of Lohaghat (IN).

Transport

The nearest railhead is at

Naini Saini Airport is the nearest airport. It is about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Pithoragarh
.

Tourism

An Unexplored Destination where you can explore a lot of GEM and excited places Including - Abbout Mount, Banasura Fort, Mayawati Ashram.

Pancheshwar Mahadev Temple

Pancheshwar mahadev temple is a sacred temple of Lord Shiva located of foothills of India - Nepal Border on Confluence of River Sharda and River Kali near Lohaghat in Champawat District

Tehsil

Village Panchayat

Zilla Panchayat Intermediate Panchayat Village Panchayat
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BAGOTI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BALAI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BANDELA DEK
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BANKOO
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BASAN
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BHUMLAI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BIBIL
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BINDA TIWARI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BORABUNGA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT BUSKUNI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT CHAUDALA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT CHAURI RAI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT CHHATOLI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT CHIRIYADHUNGA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DENSLI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DORJA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DUMDAI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DUNGARA BORA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DUNGARA LETI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DUNGARI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT DUNGARI FARTIYAL
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT FORTHI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT GANGNAULA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT GUR MANGAL
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT GURELI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT JAKH JINDI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KALCHAURA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KALIGAON
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KAMLADY
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KAYAL
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KHAIKOT MALLA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KHAIS KANDEY
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KHATERA MALLA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KHUNA BORA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KIMTOLI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KOLIDEK
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KOT
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KOTLA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KOYATI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT KUNADI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MAANA DHUNGA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MADCHAMAR
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MADUWA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MAJH PEEPAL
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MAJHERA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MANGOLI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MARLAK PANDEY
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MATIYANI
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MORA
CHAMPAWAT LOHAGHAT MOTYU RAJ

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Lohaghat Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ Handa 2002, p. 39
  3. ^ a b Handa 2002, p. 40
  4. ^ Pandey 1993, p. 14
  5. ^ Pandey 1993, p. 99
  6. ^ a b c Verma 2014, p. 21
  7. ^ Pandey 1993, p. 68
  8. ^ a b Verma 2014, p. 22
  9. ^ Notified Nagar Palika on 25 May 2021
  10. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. - Lohaghat
  11. ^ "Tehsil | Champawat | India". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Climate Lohaghat: Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Lohaghat - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

Bibliography

External links