Bageshwar district

Bageshwar District is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Bageshwar is the district headquarters.

Bageshwar district is in the eastern Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, and is bounded on the west and northwest by Chamoli District, on the northeast and east by Pithoragarh District, and on the south by Almora District.

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Rudraprayag and Champawat.

Administration

For administrative convenience, Bageshwar is divided in four Tehsils,viz., Bageshwar--comprising 415 inhabited villages; 2) Kanda (with 180 inhabited villages); 3) Kapkot having 156 villages; and Garur having 197 revenue villages. It is interesting to note that besides regular police at different Thanas like Bageshwar, Garur, Jhiroli, Kanda and Kapkot, Patwaris (revenue officials) are also equipped with police power. Pattis (viz., Katyur--Talla, Malla and Bichalla ; Dug; Kharahi; Danpur--Talla, Malla, Bichalla; Nakuri; Dafaut and Kamsyar--Walla and Palla) and Development BLOCKS are other administrative units.

Bageshwar

Bageshwar is a city and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bageshwar district.

Geography

Bageshwar is located at 29°29′N 79°27′E / 29.49°N 79.45°E / 29.49; 79.45. It has an average elevation of 1,004 m (3,294 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Bageshwar had a population of 7803. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bageshwar has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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