pithauraagadh

pithauraagadh
— nagar —
pithauraagadh
samay mandal: IST (UTC+5:30)
desh	Bhaarat
raajya	uttaraakhand
jila	pithauraagadh
janasankhya • ghanatv	41,157 (2001 tak [update])
kshetrafal • ooainchaai (AMSL)	7090 varg ki0 mee0 ki.mee² • 1645 meter
vibhinn code • doorabhaash • +91-

nirdeshaank: 29°a35′aN 80°a13′aE / 29.58°aN 80.22°aE / 29.58; 80.22

pithauraagadh Bhaarat ke uttaraakhand raajya ka ek pramukh shahar hai. pithauraagadh ka puraana naam soraghaati hai. sor shabd ka arth hota hai-- sarovar. yahaaainpar maana jaata hai ki pehle is ghaati mein saat sarovar the. din-pratidin sarovaron ka paani sookhata chala gaya aur yahaaainpar pathaari bhoomi ka janm hua. pathaari bhoomi hone ke kaaran iska naam pithaura gadh pada. par adhikaansh logon ka maanana hai ki yahaaain rai pithaura (pruthveeraaja_chauhaan) ki rajdhani thi. unheen ke naam se is jagah ka naam pithauraagadh pada. rai pithaura ne Nepal se kai baar takkar li thi. yahi raaja pruthveeshaah ke naam se prasiddh hua.

pithauraagadh almoda janapad ki ek tahaseel thi. isi ek tahaseel se 24 fravari, 1960 ko pithauraagadh jile ka janm hua. tatha is seemaant jila pithauraagadh ko suchaaru rup se chalaane ke liye chaar tahaseelon (pithauraagadh deedi ghaat, dhaarachoola aur munshayaari) ka nirmaan 1 April 1960 ko hua.

is jagah ki mahatta din-pratidin badhti chali gayi. shaasan ne prashaasan ko sudrudh karne hetu 13 May 1972 ko almod jile se chappaavat tahaseel ko nikaalkar pithauraagadh mein mila diya. champaavat tahaseel kumaaooain ki sanskruti ka pratinidhitv karanevaala kshetr hai. katyoori evam chand raajaaon ka yeh kaali kumaaooain-tampaavat wala kshetr vishesh mahatva rakhata hai. aathaveen shataabaadi se athaarahaveen shataabdi tak champaavat kumaaooain ke raajaaon ki rajdhani raha hai.

champaavat ko varsh 1997 mein ek jile ke roop mein pithauraagadh se alag kar diya gaya.

is samay pithauraagadh mein deedi haat, dhaarachoola, munasyaari, gangoleehaat, bereenaag aur pithauraagadh naamak chh: tahaseele hain. in chh: tahaseelon mein pithauraagadh mein pithauraagadh, deedi haat, kanaaleechheena, dhaarachoola

, gangoleehaat, munasyaari, bereenaag, moonaakot, aath vikaasakhand hain jinmein 87 nyaayapanchaayate, 808 gramasabhaayein aur kul chhote-bade 2324 gaaainv hain.

pithauraagadh samudratal se 1615 meter ki uainchaai par 6.47 varg kilometer ki paridhi mein basa hua hai. is nagar ka mahatva chand raajaaon ke samay se raha hai. yeh nagar sundar ghaati ke beech basa hai. kumaaooain par hone vaale aakramanon ko pithauraagadh ne sudrudh kile ki tarah jhela hai. jis ghaati mein pithauraagadh sthit hai, usaki lambaai 8 kimi. aur chaudaai 15 kimi. hai. ramaneeya ghaati ka manohar nagar pithauraagadh sailaaniyon ka svarg hai.

pithauraagadh pahuainchane ke liye do maarg mukhya hain. ek maarg tanakapur se aur doosra kaathagodaam haldvaani se hai. pithauraagadh ka havaai adda pantanagar almoda ke maarg se 249 kimi. ka doori par hai. sameep ka railway station tanakapur 151 kimi. ki doori par hai. kaathagodaam ka railway station pithauraagadh se 212 kimi. ka doori par hai.

pithauraagadh nagar mein paryatakon ke rahane-khaane ke liye paryaapt vyavastha hai. yahaaain 24 shaiyaaon ka ek aavaasagruh hai. sa. ni. vibhaag, van vibhaag aur jila parishad ka vishraamagruh hai. iske alaava yahaaain aanand hotel, dhaami hotel, samraat hotel, hotel jyoti, jyetirmayi hotel, lakshmi hotel, jeet hotel, kaarki hotel, alankaar hotel, raaja hotel, trishul hotel aadi kuchh aise hotel hain jahaaain sailaaniyon ke liye har prakaar ki suvidhaaain pradaan karavaai jaati hai.

paryatakon ke liye 'kumaaooain mandal vikaas nigam' ki or se vyavastha ki jaati hai. sharad kaal mein yahaaain ek 'sharad kaaleen utsav' manaaya jaata hai. is utsav mele mein pithauraagadh ki saanskrutik jhaaainki dikhaai jaati hai. sundar-sundar nrutyon ka aayojan kiya jaata hai.

pithauraagadh mein sthaaneeya udyog ki vastuon ka vikraya bhi hota hai. raajakeeya seemaant udyog ke dvaara kai vastuon ka nirmaan hota hai. yahaaain ke joote, oon ke vasr aur kinragaal se bani hui vastuon ki achhi maang hai. sailaani yahaaain se in vastuon ko khareedkar le jaate hain.

pithauraagadh mein cinema hall ke alaava stadium auraneharu yuva kendra bhi hai. manoranjan ke kai saadhan hain. piknik sthal hain. yahaaain jaryatak jaakar prakruti ka aanand lete hain.

pithauraagadh mein hanumaanagadhi ka vishesh mahatva hai. yeh nagar se 2 kimi. ki doori par sthit hai. yahaaain nityaprati bhakton ki bheed lagi rahati hai.

ek kilometer ki doori par ulka devi ka prasiddh mandir hai. lagbhag ek kilometer par raadha-Krishna mandir bhi darshanaarthiyon ka mukhya aakarshan hai. isi tarah ek kilo meter par rai gufa aur ek hi kilometer ki doori par bhatakot ka mahatvapoorn sthaan hai.

pithauraagadh seemaant janapad hai. isliye yahaaain ke kuchh kshetron mein jaane hetu paramit ki aavalashyakata hoti hai. pithauraagadh ke jilaadhikaari se paramit praapt kar lene ke baad hi seemaant kshetron mein pravesh kiya ja sakta hai. paryatak paramit praapt kar hi nishedh kshetron mein pravesh kar sakte hain. champaavat tahaseel ke sabhi kshetron mein aur pithauraagadh ke sameep vaale mahatvapoorn sthalon mein paramit ki aavashyakta naheen hoti.

yahaan ke nikat ek gaanv mein machhali evam ghongho ke jeevaashm paaye gaye hain jisse ingit hota hai ki pithauraagadh ka kshetr himaalaya ke nirmaan se pehle ek vishaal jheel raha hoga.

haal-filhaal tak pithauraagadh mein khaas vansh ka shaasan raha hai, jinhein yahaan ke kile ya koton ke nirmaan ka shreya jaata hai. pithauraagadh ke ird-gird chaar kotein hain jo bhaatakot, doongarakot, udayakot tatha oonchaakot hain. khaas vansh ke baad yahaan kachoodi vansh (paal-mallaasaari vansh) ka shaasan hua tatha is vansh ka raaja ashok malla, balaban ka samakaaleen tha. isi avadhi mein varsh 1998 mein raaja pithaura dvaara pithauraagadh sthaapit kiya gaya tatha isi ke naam par pithauraagadh naam bhi pada. is vansh ke teen raajaaon ne pithauraagadh se hi shaasan kiya tatha nikat ke gaanv khaङaakot mein unke dvaara nirmit into ke kile ko varsh 1960 mein pithauraagadh ke tatkaaleen jilaadheesh ne dhvast kar diya. varsh 1622 se aage pithauraagadh par chand vansh ka aadhiptya raha.

pithauraagadh ke itihaas ka ek anya vivaadaaspad varnan hai. etakins ke anusaar, chand vansh ke ek saamant peeroo gosaai ne pithauraagadh ki sthaapana ki. aisa lagta hai ki chand vansh ke raaja bhaarati chand ke shaasanakaal (varsh 1437 se 1450) mein uske putr ratn chand ne Nepal ke raaja doti ko paraast kar saur ghaati par kabja kar liya evam varsh 1449 mein ise kumaaoon ya kurmaanchal mein mila liya. usi ke shaasanakaal mein peeroo ya pruthvi gosaani ne pithauraagadh naam se yahaan ek kila banaaya. kile ke naam par hi baad mein iska naam pithauraagadh hua.

chandon ne adhikaansh kumaaoon par apna adhikaar vistrut kar liya jahaan unhonne varsh 1790 tak shaasan kiya. unhonne kai kabeelon ko paraast kiya tatha padosi raajaaon se yuddh bhi kiya taaki unki sthiti sudrudh ho jaaya. varsh 1790 mein, gorakhiyaali kahe jaane vaale gorakhon ne kumaaoon par kabja jamaakar chand vansh ka shaasan samaapt kar diya. varsh 1815 mein gorakha shaasakon ke shoshan ka ant ho gaya jab East India company ne unhein paraast kar kumaaoon par apna aadhiptya kaayam kar liya. etakins ke anusaar, varsh 1881 mein pithauraagadh ki kul janasankhya 552 thi. angrejon ke samay mein yahaan ek sainik chhaavani, ek church tatha ek mission school tha. is kshetr mein krishchiyn mishnari bahut sakriya the.

varsh 1960 tak angrajon ki pradhaanata sahit pithauraagadh almoda jile ka ek tahaseel tha jiske baad yeh ek jila bana. varsh 1997 mein pithauraagadh ke kuchh bhaagon ko kaatkar ek naya jila chanpaavat banaaya gaya tatha iski seema ko punarnirdhaarit kar diya gaya. varsh 2000 mein pithauraagadh naye raajya uttaraakhand ka ek bhaag ban gaya.