JHULAGHAT IS SITUATED IN INDIA AT UTTARANCHAL'S PITHORAGARH DISTRICT ON THE RIVER BANK OF "KALI". IT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A TOWN BUT A WORD "VALLEY" MAY BE MORE SUITABLE FOR IT. IT SURROUNDED BY NEPAL IN NORTH. IN SOUTH "JHULAGAON", "BHATEDI", IN SOUTH-WEST "GITHIGADA" AND IN NORTH-EAST "KANARI", IN EAST "BANARA" VILLAGES DETERMINE IT'S BOUNDARIES. IT IS AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 35 KMS. FROM DISTRICT HEADQUARTER. IT HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 0.2 SQUARE KMS. THERE ARE SCHOOLS AT EASTERN PART WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL AT SOUTHERN PART.
THE NEAREST VILLAGE IS JHULAGAON, WHICH IS ABOUT AT DISTANCE OF 50 METERS, FROM BUS STATION JHULAGHAT AND THE FARTHEST ONE IS BANARA, WHICH IS AT A DISTANCE OF 5 KMS. THE GITHIGADA IS AT A DISTANCE OF 4 KMS. AND KANARI IS AT A DISTANCE OF 2.5 KMS. FROM THE BUS STATION. KANARI, BHATEDI AND GITHIGADA FALLS UNDER POST OFFICE JHULAGHAT, WHILE BANARA FALLS UNDER POST OFFICE GAUDIHAT.
JHULAGHAT IS FULL OF NATURAL BEAUTY. THERE IS GREENNESS ALL AROUND THE VALLEY. THERE IS NOT ANY BIG FACTORY IN THE TOWN SO IT'S FREE FROM AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION BY VEHICLES. THE BEAUTY OF RIVER "KALI" ADDS "CHAR CHAAND" TO THE BEAUTY OF TOWN.
THE APPROXIMATE POPULATION OF TOWN IS ABOUT 500 METERS. THE MAIN OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE IS BUSINESS AND SHOP KEEPING. GENERALLY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS OF GARMENTS, CLOTHS, HOUSEHOLDS, HOTELS, RESTAURANT, PROPERTY DEALING, COMMUNICATION ETC. THE WEARING OF THE PEOPLE IS SIMPLE INDIAN, WHILE SOME PERSONS MAY BE FOUND IN MODERN "MUMBAIA DRESS".
THE IMPORTANCE OF TOWN IS DUE TO IT'S "CENTRAL LOCATION". THE FAMOUS "TRIPURA SUNDARI" TEMPLE IS AT A DISTANCE 10 KMS. BY BUS FROM NEIGHBOURING JULAGHAT OF NEPAL.THE PEOPLE CAN ALSO REACH THERE EASILY BY RIDING ON HORSES. THE ANOTHER FAMOUS TEMPLE "TALESHWOR" IS AT A DISTANCE OF 5 KMS. FROM HERE. TO ARRIVE THIS HOLY TEMPLE ONE SHOULD TRAVEL THIS DISTANCE BY FOOT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SMALL TEMPLES OF ANCIENT AGE, AROUND IT. ONE SHOULD BEWARE WHEN HE OR SHE IS GOING TO BE STAYING FOR A NIGHT IN JHULAGHAT "PAR".THE "PASHUPATI LODGE" IS ONLY BIG,SOFISTICATED LODGE THERE. YOU CAN HAVE NICE FOOD AND GOOD NIGHT THERE.ONE ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THIS HOTEL IS OWNED BY OUR CLUB MEMBER "DHARAM SINGH" AND HENCE YOU CAN GET A DISCOUNT COUPEN THERE.
(1)MAJOR TEMPLES :
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MATA MAHESANI TEMPLE. |
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LATESHWOR TEMPLE. |
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SHIVALAYA TEMPLE. |
(2) MAJOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES:
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SARASWATI SHISHU MANDIR JHULAGHAT. (FROM GRADE SHISHU TO PANCHAM) |
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VIVEKANAND VIDYA MANDIR, JHULAGHAT. (FROM GRADE SHASHTHA TO ASHTHAM) |
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GOVERNMENT INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE, JHULAGHAT. (FROM GRADE SIX TO TWELVE) |
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PRIMARY PATHSHALA, JHULAGHAT. (FROM GRADE ONE TO FIVE) |
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MINI KASHMIR BRANCH OF STUDY, JHULAGHAT. (FROM GRADE NURSERY TO THREE) |
(3) MAJOR LODGES (FOR STAY ONLY)
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PREM LODGE, NEAR BUS STATION JHULAGHAT. |
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PAWAN LODGE, NAYA BAZAR JHULAGHAT. |
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PRAKASH LODGE, NAYA BAZAR JHULAGHAT. |
PASHUPATI LODGE,JHULAGHAT(NEPAL). |
(4) MAJOR HOTELS (FOR STAY AND FOOD)
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PAWAN HOTEL, NAYA BAZAR JHULAGHAT. |
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PANT HOTEL, NAYA BAZAR JHULAGHAT. |
WAY OF ACCESSORIES:
ONE CAN REACH JHULAGHAT FROM DISTRICT HEADQUARTER BUSES, JEEPS AND MOTOR CYCLES. IT TAKES ABOUT 1& HALF HOURS BY JEEP/MOTOR CYCLE AND 2 HOURS BY BUSES. THE RANT OF JEEP IS ABOUT 50 RUPEES AND THAT OF BUSES IS 40 RUPEES. BUSES/JEEPS CAN BE TAKEN FROM "SILTHAM BUS STATION, PITHORAGARH".