Dwarahat

Dwarahat
—  town  —
Dwarahat Location of Dwarahat in Uttarakhand and India
Coordinates	29°47′N 79°26′E / 29.78°N 79.43°E / 29.78; 79.43Coordinates: 29°47′N 79°26′E / 29.78°N 79.43°E / 29.78; 79.43
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District(s)	Almora
Population	2,543 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 1,467 metres (4,813 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 263653

Dwarahat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Geography

Dwarahat is located at 29°47′N 79°26′E / 29.78°N 79.43°E / 29.78; 79.43.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1,510 metres (4954.068 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dwarahat had a population of 2543. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dwarahat has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86% and, female literacy is 78%. In Dwarahat, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

A Govt. Engineering College "Kumaon Engineering College Dwarahat" is located in Dwarahat. A polytechnical college and Degree college and the best school is Sishu mandir dwarahat .

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dwarahat
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

• Dwarahat, Official website
• The Paperhut Project - An interesting article on Dwarahat originally published in Outlook India
• Dunagiri For information about Dunagiri and other surrounding areas of Dwarahat