Didihat

Didihat
Town
Didihat Town and Panchachuli peaks in the background
Didihat Town and Panchachuli peaks in the background
Location of Didihat in India
Location of Didihat in India
Didihat
Location of Didihat in India
Location of Didihat in India
Location of Didihat in India
Didihat
Didihat (India)
Coordinates: 29°47′58″N 80°14′10″E / 29.7994255°N 80.2362226°E / 29.7994255; 80.2362226
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DivisionKumaon
DistrictPithoragarh
Area
 • Total
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,522
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
262551

Didihat is a town and a Nagar Palika in Pithoragarh District in the state of Uttarakhand, India.[1] It is one of the eleven administrative subdivisions of Pithoragarh district and also serves as its administrative headquarter.[2] With a population of 6522, Didihat is located at a distance of 415 km (258 mi) from the state capital Dehradun.[3]

Didihat is named after the Kumauni word 'Dand' meaning a small hillock. Didihat falls on the pilgrimage route to Kailash Mansarovar.[4] Earlier it was known as “Digtad”. Present day name Didihat is derived from Hat Tharp village which is the heart of this town.

  1. ^ District Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Panchayats in Uttarakhand (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ Indusnettechnologies, Goutam Pal, Dipak K S, SWD. "District Profile: District of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India". pithoragarh.nic.in. Retrieved 18 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Didihat Distance Chart - Road Distance to Didihat by Car Bus". www.euttaranchal.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ Chamaria, Pradeep (1996). Kailash Manasarovar on the Rugged Road to Revelation. Abhinav Publications. p. 41. ISBN 9788170173366. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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