Naghar

For the Pashtun tribe, see Naghar (tribe).

Naghar ia a small village, located in Bageshwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 25 kilometer away from its district headquarter in Haldwani–Dharamghar road. Naghar is located on the bank of Pungar river .The whole valley is known as “Pungar Valley” or “Dugpatti”. You can find number of shop-stone mines in this valley. Its population is about 200. It comes under “Kanda” tehsil. People of Pungar Valley always oppose tehsil “Kanda” because it’s more far than district headquarters.

Some people of Naghar still doing farming. Now many people have gone to Haldwani, Delhi to find other jobs. Most of people are in government jobs as well, like defense, teaching and state government job. Many people of Naghar start living in Haldwani,Delhi, Lucknow . Majority of Rajpoot (Rautela , Pathani and Kalakoti) live here. It is said to be that Rautela came from “Chhanbillori” a village near Almora. Now fifth generation of Rautela clan belong to Naghar. Some schedule cast families also live here. Now many people are educated and in good job.

Naghar is directly connected to Haldwani ,Delhi via road. The nearest railway station is Kathgodam about 200 kilometer away. To reach Naghar from Delhi you can get Uttarakhand transport corporation’s Delhi- Reema Bus service from Anand Vihar ISBT. Kumaun motor owner union (KMOU) provides daily service to Reema at 5 AM from Haldwani.

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• satellite Image Of Naghar