Gangolihat | |
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town | |
     From top, left to right: Gangolihat Skyline; Gangolihat Group of Temples;Patal Bhuvaneshwar; Hat Kalika Temple; view from Patal Bhuvaneshwar | |
  Gangolihat Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Gangolihat Gangolihat (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:29°40′N80°03′E / 29.67°N 80.05°E /29.67; 80.05 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh |
| Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,760 m (5,770 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,112 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | uk |
Gangolihat is a town in thePithoragarh district ofUttarakhand,India. It is the headquarters of its eponymous tehsil- one of the 12 revenue subdivisions of the Pithorarh district.
Gangolihat is known for itsshakti peeth ofHaat Kalika Temple.[2]
Being situated between theSaryu Ganga andRam Ganga rivers, the region where Gangolihat is situated was earlier called Gangavali, which got corrupted to Gangoli over the course of time.[3] Gangolihat was the primary market and main trading center of the Gangoli region. Before the thirteenth century, the region was under the rule of theKatyuri kings.
Around the thirteenth century, Gangolihat came under the rule of the Mankoti kings, who had their capital atMankot.[4][5][6][7] In Janhavi naula at Gangolihat belonging to 1264 A.D. there is a piece of stone with the names of the Gangoli kings and also records an inscription about a possible invasion of Mankot by theDelhi SultanNasiruddin Mahmud Shah.[8] On the piece of stone of 1352, found in thetemple of Baijnath, is written that the kings of Gangoli (Hamirdeo, Lingarajdeo, Dharaldeo) built the kalash of the temple.[8][clarification needed]
The kingdom of Gangoli was invaded by theChand king, Balo Kalyan Chand, in the 16th century.[3] Following its defeat, Mankot was merged into theKumaon Kingdom. In the nineteenth century, Gangoli was made a pargana of Almora district, and the pargana headquarters were established in Gangolihat town itself.
Gangolihat is located at29°29′N80°03′E / 29.48°N 80.05°E /29.48; 80.05.[9] It has an average elevation of 1,760 metres (5,773 feet). It is 78 km fromPithoragarh. The main town is at a hill top. The region is surrounded by two rivers-Saryu and Ramganga.
According to the2011 census of India, Gangolihat town is spread over an area of 7 sq km and has a population of 7,112. Gangolihat has an averageliteracy rate of 74.11%.[1]
