Garkha

Dangti is the oldest village in this location. In Dangti Pokhariya community lives. Dungra, Chausal, and Dokuna are also in the Garkha region. Garkha is the Himalayan fertile and lush green mountain country in front of Askot region of

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Pithoragarh district Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. T ...

. This region tilted from South West to North East. Literally in Kumauni it means the herds of cows. Well linked with roads with Ogla at its entry point. This place lies in the Kanalichhina development block of Didihat tehsil and sub division. This area is lies on the mountain on the northern slopes of western Himalayas.This place is full of ''

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'' forests. In this place many villages lies between Dhanlek peak and Bagarihat and the plains of Titari on the left bank of river Kali on one at lower side. Once ruled by

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. This area was the main area of commerce with river trade point at once flourshing trade city of Bagdihat, on the banks of river Kali.The main villages of the region are Ogla, Singli, Jethigaun, Mailmuna, Sunakot, Digara, Udma, Barakot, Majhera, Agaon, Pantgaon, Naret, Ojhagaon, Bhulkhet, Bhagichaura-Town of Garkha (in Dangti Gram Sabha), Dangti, Dungara, Dokuna, Pasma, Bagadihat, Titari and Chausala.This region is scenically majestic with the view of

Panchchuli The Panchachuli (पंचाचुली) peaks are a group of five snow-capped Himalayan peaks lying at the end of the eastern Kumaon region, near the Dugtu village in Darma valley. The peaks have altitudes ranging from to . They form th ...

Chhiplakot Chhiplakot or Najurikot, which in local language is called ''Chhipuldhura'', is a Himalayan mountain range that lies between the Kali River and Gori River in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is bounded on the east by Nepal, on th ...

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Villages in Pithoragarh district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub