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Indira Gandhi playground in Kichha
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Kichha
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Kichha
Kichha (India)
Coordinates: 28°55′N79°30′E / 28.92°N 79.50°E / 28.92; 79.50
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Named for King Kichaka
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Population
 (2021 (Estimated))
 • Total221,965
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
263148
STD code05944
Vehicle registration UK 06

Kichha is oldest tehseel of Udham Singh Nagar district. It is older than Rudrapur city. It has its own municipal board, located in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand, India.

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Geography

Kichha is located at 28°55′N79°30′E / 28.92°N 79.50°E / 28.92; 79.50 . [1] The town has an average elevation of 293  meters (953  feet).

Demographics

Kichha Railway station Kichha city.jpg
Kichha Railway station

As of 2011 India census, [2] Kichha, a small but beautiful town previously was in Nainital district, had a population of 41,965. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kichha has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kichha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hindus form 45% of the population of Kichha, while Muslims constitute 30% and but Sikh contribute 20% of the same rest 5% are tribes of Tharu and Buxa. Among the total Hindu population, Punjabis and Baniya people are prominent along with a small number of Sindhi and Bengali laborers. The Tharu Buxa tribe, who were once widespread in the region, is today confined to a few nearby villages. Bengalis are mostly migrants from Bangladesh during the war of 1971.

Mian Wali Masjid Kichha Mian Wali Masjid kichha.jpg
Mian Wali Masjid Kichha

Muslims mainly Arain or Maliks are dominating landowners in the nearby region of the Kichha and Rudrapur. They are Punjabi Muslims who migrated from Sirsa, then Punjab, now Haryana during the Chalisa famine to settle in Tarai region of Nainital i.e. Kichha, Bareilly, Pilibheet in the year 1783. They started cultivating the jungles of the area from the 18th century on wards. [3] They are mostly in the Kichha, Sirauli, Sisayi, Kishanpur, Bandia, Naugwan, Malpura, Kacchi Khamaria, Bhamraula, Bari, Bara and in various parts of Sitarganj town. Syeds, Khans' Ansaris, Saifis, Qureshis, Salmanis constitutes rest of the Muslim population. Major population of Kichha town has increased after both Hindus and Muslims migrated from Uttar Pradesh after the formation of SIDCUL in Rudrapur.

Economy

Kichha has largely an agriculture-based economy. Paddy, wheat and sugarcane are the major crops here. Most of the farmers are rich and affluent due to the availability of rich arable land and their sheer hard work. There are some 30+ rice mills in its vicinity. After the establishment of SIDCUL, the economy has developed a lot.

Educational Institutes

Surajmal university kichha

Notable Personalities from Kichha

Politicians

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References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kichha
  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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Asad, Mohammad Rehan and Jilani, Shams (2017), The Arain Diaspora in the Rohilkhand region of India: A historical perspective: General History of Arain tribe of Punjab & Sindh with socio cultural background of the diaspora in Rohilkhand, India.
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