11-464: Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Bageshwar is the district headquarters. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1997 it was part of Almora district . Bageshwar district is in Kumaon , 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
22-472: A separate tehsil in 1974, and in 1976 it was declared a pargana , after which, it formally came into being as a large administrative center. Since 1985, the demand for declaring it a separate district of different parties and regional people started, and finally, in September 1997, Bageshwar was made the new district of Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Mayawati . For administrative convenience, Bageshwar
33-1013: A total of 787 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census districts and not Administrative districts and excludes Itanagar Capital Complex which has a Deputy Commissioner but is not an official district. Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government. Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra , Kolkata in West Bengal , Hyderabad in Telangana , and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors. The majority of districts are named after their administrative centre. Some are referred to by two names,
44-459: A traditional one and one that uses the name of the town that is the headquarters. Since most of the districts are named after a town, the word "district" is appended to distinguish between the town and the district. The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, area in square kilometres, and
55-425: Is concentrated. Other villages are settled on hillocks having mild slopes/ or some flat landforms. According to the 2011 census Bageshwar district has a population of 259,898, roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu . This gives it a ranking of 578th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 116 inhabitants per square kilometre (300/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over
66-490: 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. 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. Besides regular police at different Thanas like Bageshwar, Garur, Jhiroli, Kanda and Kapkot,
77-581: Is the third least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13 ), after Rudraprayag and Champawat . The area, that now forms Bageshwar district, was historically known as Danpur, and was ruled by Katyuris during the 7th century AD. After the disintegration of the Katyuri kingdom in the 13th century, the area remained under the rule of Baijnath Katyurs, direct descendants of Katyuri kings. In 1565, king Balo Kalyan Chand annexed Danpur along with Pali , Barahmandal and Mankot to Kumaun . In 1791, Almora,
88-602: The Bagheswar district had a population of 249,462. Hindus 247,402, Muslims 1,280 (.51%), Christians 361. Kuroli Kuroli is a village situated in the bageshwar which has an approximated population of 1 thousand peoples. District (India) A district ( zila ), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory . In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions , and in others directly into tehsils or talukas . As of 24 November 2024 , there are
99-597: The Patwaris (revenue officials) are also equipped with police power. From geographical point of view, Bageshwar district is hilly one—amidst Shivalik ranges and high Himalayas. Drainage system is from north to south-east. Main rivers flowing across Bageshwar are - Pindar , Saryu/Sarju , Gomati , and Pungar, the latter two being tributary of Sarju. Many other riverines, locally known as GADHERA meet these at different places. These three river valleys have made alluvial landforms locally known as Seras where majority of population
110-441: The decade 2001-2011 was 5.13%. Bageshwar has a sex ratio of 1093 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.69%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 27.73% and 0.76% of the population respectively. Languages of Bageshwar district (2011) The major first language of the district is Kumaoni , which accounted for approximately 94% of the population according to the 2011 census. As of 2001 Indian census,
121-794: The seat of the Kumaon, was invaded and annexed by the Gorkhas of Nepal . The Gorkhas ruled the region for 24 years and were later defeated by the East India Company in 1814, and were forced to cede Kumaon to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. After its annexation by British, Bageshwar was a part of the Danpur pargana in Almora district of United Provinces . Bageshwar was made
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