Malli Sethi is a gramm panchayat on the banks of the
Kosi River
The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence o ...
in the Betalghat Tehsil of
Nainital district
Nainital district is a district in Kumaon division which is a part of Uttarakhand state in India. The headquarters is at Nainital.
Nainital District is located in Kumaon Division, and is located in the lower Himalayas. Haldwani is the largest c ...
in
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
, India. It is located about 5 km from
Betalghat
Betalghat is a small town and tehsil in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India. As of 2011, it had a total population of 21265 spread over 4357 households.
Most people of the village speak Kumaoni language and Hindi.
There is a riverside area ...
.
Nowadays, the village is most noted for the Malli Sethi bridge over the Kosi River.
There are a few small villages in this gramm panchayat named Sethi Bhandar, Sethi Belgaun, Sethi Dharkot, Kotadhiriya, Khadki, Chandpur, and Khola.
All the above villages are rich in land for farming. Most of the villagers are involved in agriculture, the Kosi River is a life line for them.
Bhumiya bubu Mandir (Temple of god of village) is situated at the top of Sethi Bhandar.
Dhuni
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are also there in all the villages. The Kali mata Mandir, and the Shivalay are also there.
There is a primary school and junior high school.
The village is well connected with block headquarters Betalghat via road.
Belwal's family is known as Landlord (jamidar) in the entire region,
Lat Shri Hira Belwal was a freedom fighter who was imprisoned for one year in Nainital jail (before independence). After gaining independence from England, his family got a TamraPatra (memorabilia) and a certificate from contemporaneous prime minister Shrimati
Indira Gandhi
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Villages in Nainital district