Dhumakot

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Dhumakot
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Dhumakot
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°45′11″N79°00′36″E / 29.753°N 79.010°E / 29.753; 79.010
Country India
State Uttarakhand
District Pauri Garhwal
Languages
  Official Garhwali, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30
PIN
246275
Vehicle registration UK-12
Website pauri.gov.in

Dhumakot is a tehsil, or administrative division, located in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It is bordered by the tehsils of Lansdowne, Kotdwar, Thalisain and Bironkhal. It is also bordered by the districts Almora and Nainital of Kumaun. [2]

The tehsil is divided into several revenue villages, and the main languages spoken in the tehsil are Hindi and Garhwali. Previously, it was an assembly constituency [3] but the seat was abolished in 2012 after delimitation. The area is now part of Lansdowne seat and in Lok Sabha it is part of Garhwal seat. [4]

The economy of Dhumakot is largely dependent on agriculture, with rice, and wheat being the main crops. The tehsil is also home to a number of small-scale industries, including handlooms, handicrafts, and forestry. There is a Government Degree College in the area. [5]

References

  1. "Tehsil | District Pauri Garhwal, Government of Uttarakhand | India". Pauri.nic.in. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. "Pauri Garhwal Map". 22 November 2019.
  3. "Dhumakot Bye-Election: Chief Electoral Officer , Uttarakhand, India". Ceo.uk.gov.in. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. https://election.uk.gov.in/pdf_roll/PollingStation/PS-2020/40.pdf
  5. "Government Degree College Nainidanda, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarkhand". gdcnainidanda.ac.in.