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Chaubatia

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{{Infobox settlement
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| postal_code = 263651<ref name="Almora Official Website">{{cite web|title=Chaubattia S.O, Almora {{!}} Uttarakhand|url=https://almora.nic.in/public-utility/chaubattia-s-o/|accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>
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'''Chaubattia''' is a settlement in [[Almora district]], in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], northern India. It is located roughly {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} south of the [[cantonment]] town of [[Ranikhet]].<ref name="hill_resorts">{{cite book|isbn=9788185182629|first=Nutan|last=Tyagi|title=Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: A Geographical Study|publisher=Indus Publishing|page=[https://archive.org/details/hillresortsofuph0000tyag/page/207 207]|date=1991|url=https://archive.org/details/hillresortsofuph0000tyag|url-access=registration}}</ref> Chabattia is {{convert|1800|m|ft|0}} above sea level,<ref name="discover_india"/> within sight of the western peaks of the [[Himalayas]]. Its name,in Kumaoni language, literally means a common meeting point of four paths ("chau" meaning ''four'' and "bat" meaning ''path'').<ref name="hill_resorts"/> It is named this way because of its location at the intersection of four places connects in front of Rawat Building: [[Bhargaon]], [[Ranikhet]], [[Dehrti]] and [[Pilkholi]].<ref name="discover_india">{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveredindia.com/uttarakhand/attractions/parks-and-gardens/chaubatia-gardens.htm|title=Chaubatia Gardens in Uttarakhand|website=discoveredindia.com|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>

Chaubattia is best known as the location of a [[botanical garden]] and [[fruit orchard]] which are popular with tourists to the region.<ref name="tourism_trekking">{{cite book|isbn=9788170227694|first=Prithvis|last=Nag|title=Tourism and Trekking in Nainital Region|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|page=70|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H4MC8SSM6xEC&pg=PA70}}</ref> The gardens contain predominantly [[apple]], [[peach]], [[plum]] and [[apricot]] trees.<ref name="discover_india"/> It is also home to a government operated fruit and vegetable research centre,<ref>{{cite book|isbn=9788170999430 |first=Vishwambhar Prasad|last=Sati|title=Horticultural Development In Hills|publisher=Mittal Publications|page=82|date=2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbfBfIM79OYC&pg=PA82}}</ref> which owns and runs the fruit orchard.

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Gomati River Uttarakhand

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[[File:Gomati river 04.jpg|thumb|Gomati river near Gagrigol, [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar]]]]
'''Gomati''' ([[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]: गोमती) is a tributary of the [[Saryu River]]. The river originates in the higher reaches of Bhatkot northwest to the town of [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Baijnath]] in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref name="rawat">{{cite book|last1=Rawat|first1=Ajay S.|title=Forest management in Kumaon Himalaya : struggle of the marginalised people|date=1999|publisher=Indus Pub. Co|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788173871016|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OeQy9ZuvA5sC|language=en}}</ref> It joins Saryu at [[Bageshwar]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Negi|first1=S.S.|title=Kumaun : the land and the people|date=1993|publisher=Indus Pub. Co.|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788185182896|page=195|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4OR16BYbWDwC|accessdate=24 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Guneratne|first1=Arjun|title=Culture and the Environment in the Himalaya|date=2010|publisher=Routledge|location=[[New York City|New York]]|isbn=9781135192877|page=134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L2qLAgAAQBAJ|accessdate=24 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> which then proceeds towards [[Pancheshwar]] where it joins the [[Sharda River|Kali River]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}

The Gomati Valley, also known as Katyur Valley after the [[Katyuri Kings]] of [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Baijnath]], constitutes a major Agricultural zone of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]].<ref name="rawat" /> Major towns situated in this valley include [[Garur]] and Baijnath.

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Bageshwar

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{{About|the municipality in Uttarakhand, India|its namesake district|Bageshwar district}}
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'''Bageshwar''' ([[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]: ''Bāgshyār'') is a town and a [[Municipality|municipal board]] in [[Bageshwar District|Bageshwar district]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital [[New Delhi]] and 332 km from the State Capital [[Dehradun]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indusnettechnologies|first1=Goutam Pal, Dipak K S, SWD|title=Location: District of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India|url=http://bageshwar.nic.in/pages/display/62-location|website=bageshwar.nic.in|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Bageshwar is known for its scenic environment, [[glaciers]], [[river]]s and [[Hindu Temples|temples]]. It is also the administrative headquarters of [[Bageshwar district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Bageshwar%20&district=Bageshwar |title=Bageshwar PinCode |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-03-17 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208135530/http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Bageshwar%20&district=Bageshwar |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Situated on the confluence of [[Saryu River|Saryu]] and [[Gomati river]]s,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dehradun|first1=NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit|title=District of Almora, Uttarakhand, India|url=http://almora.nic.in/pages/view/29/50-bageshwar-location|website=almora.nic.in|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=नमामी सरयू योजना शुरू करे सरकार 14430986|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar-14430986.html|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Bageshwar is surrounded by the mountains of Bhileshwar and Nileshwar to its east and west and by the Suraj Kund in the north and Agni Kund in the south. Bageshwar was a major trade mart between [[Tibetan Empire|Tibet]] and [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaun]], and was frequented by the [[Uttarakhand Bhotiya|Bhotia]] traders, who bartered Tibetan wares, [[wool]], [[salt]] and [[Borax]] in exchange for Carpets and other local produces in Bageshwar.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_189.gif Bageshwar, The Imperial Gazetter of India, 1909]</ref> The trade routes were, however, closed after the [[Indo-China War of 1962]].

The city is of great religious, historic and political significance. Bageshwar finds mention in various [[puranas]], where, it has been associated with [[Lord Shiva]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Uttarayani fest to bring Kumaon, Garhwal together|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Uttarayani-fest-to-bring-Kumaon-Garhwal-together/articleshow/45744879.cms|access-date=7 July 2017|agency=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 January 2015|location=[[Almora]]}}</ref> The Uttrayani fair held annually in Bageshwar used to be visited by approx 15,000 people in the early twentieth century, and was the largest fair of [[Kumaon division]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Walton|first1=H. G.|title=Almora: A Gazetter|date=1911|publisher=The Government Press, United Provinces|location=Allahabad|page=Appendix XXIV}}</ref> The fair became the epicenter of the [[Coolie Begar Movement]] in January 1921.<ref>{{cite news|title=Struggle against 'kuli beggar' was launched on Uttarayani|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/struggle-against-kuli-beggar-was-launched-on-uttarayani/183569.html|access-date=7 July 2017|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=14 January 2014|location=[[Pithoragarh]]}}</ref> The city of Bageshwar gets its name from the [[Bagnath Temple]].<ref name = "tribune">{{cite news|title=development gains elude kumaon's holy place|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/development-gains-elude-kumaon-s-holy-place/237281.html|access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]] are the official Languages however [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] is spoken by a large number of people.

==History==
[[File:Bagnath Temple.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bagnath Temple]] was erected in 1640 by King [[Chand kings|Laxmi Chand]]]]
The city and [[Bagnath Temple]] find mention in the Manaskhand of [[Shiva Purana]], where it is written that the temple and its surrounding city was built by ''Chandeesh'', a servant of the Hindu deity [[Shiva]].<ref>{{cite news|title=बागेश्वर में पार्वती के संग विराजते हैं भोलेनाथ|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar-with-parvati-houses-the-bholenath|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Amar Ujala Bureau|publisher=[[Amar Ujala]]|date=22 February 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=शिव के गण चंडीश ने बसाया था इस नगर को, यहां है बागनाथ मंदिर|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/astrology/article1-bageshwar-bagnath-temple-kumaon-713569.html?seq=2|access-date=24 May 2017|work=livehindustan.com|publisher=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=23 February 2017|language=hi}}</ref> According to another Hindu Legend, [[Markandeya|Sage Markandeya]] worshipped [[Lord Shiva]] here.<ref name="Dehradun">{{cite news|title=बाघ और गाय बनकर इस संगम पर घूमते थे भगवान शिव और पार्वती|url=http://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/dehradun/mythological-facts-about-bagnath-temple-bageshwar|access-date=15 October 2016|publisher=[[Amar Ujala]]|date=30 May 2016|location=[[Dehradun]]}}</ref><ref name="negi">{{cite news|last1=Negi|first1=Sunil|title=कत्यूर व चंद शासकों के काल में बनी ऐतिहासिक इमारतें हैं उपेक्ष‍ित|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar-no-care-of-historical-buildings-at-bageshwar-16048260.html|access-date=24 May 2017|work=JNN|publisher=Dainik Jagran|date=18 May 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref> Lord Shiva blessed sage Markandeya by visiting here in the form of a [[Tiger]].<ref name="Dehradun" /><ref name="negi" />

Bageshwar has historically been a part of [[Kumaon Kingdom]]. Bageshwar was located adjacent to [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Kartikeypura]], the then capital of [[Katyuri Kings]] that ruled over Kumaon in the 7th century.<ref>{{cite book|author=Omacanda Hāṇḍā|title=History of Uttaranchal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_Ct9gzvkDQC&pg=PA72|access-date=22 July 2012|year=2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-134-4|pages=63–}}</ref> After death of ''Birdeo'' the last king of united katyuri kingdom. the kingdom disintegrated in the 13th century giving rise to 8 different princely states. Bageshwar region remained under the rule of Baijnath Katyurs descendants of Katyuri kings, till 1565 until king Balo Kalyan Chand of [[Almora]] annexed the region to [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaon]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hāṇḍā, Omacanda, 1936-|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/604045165|title=History of Uttaranchal|date=2002|publisher=Indus Pub. Co|oclc=604045165}}</ref><ref name = "Katyuri">{{cite news|title=Home to ancient Katyuri culture|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/story/237289.html|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> In the 10th century, the Chand dynasty was established by Som Chand. He displaced the Katyuri Kings, called his state Kurmanchal and established its capital in [[Champawat]] in Kali Kumaon.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Budhwar|first1=Kusum|title=Where Gods Dwell: Central Himalayan Folktales and Legends|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=9780143066026|language=en|year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Kumar Suresh|last2=India|first2=Anthropological Survey of|title=People of India|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=9788173041143|page=35|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Handa|first1=Madhu Jain By-O. C.|title=Art & Architecture of Uttarakhand|publisher=Pentagon Press|isbn=9788182744172|language=en|date=July 2009}}</ref> In 1568,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Trivedi|first1=Vijaya R.|title=Autonomy of Uttarakhand|publisher=Mohit Publications|isbn=9788174450081|language=en|page=33|year=1995}}</ref> Kalyan Chand established a permanent capital at Khagmara<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Siba Pada|title=The Sino-Indian Border Question: A Historical Review|publisher=Institute of Historical Studies|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXUeAAAAMAAJ&q=established+his+capital+in++khagmara|access-date=8 September 2016|language=en|year=1971}}</ref> and called it [[Almora]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Man Mohan|title=Through the valley of gods: travels in the central Himalayas|publisher=Vision Books|language=en|page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bhattacherje|first1=S. B.|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=9788120740747|language=en|page=55|date=May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Omacanda Hāṇḍā|title=History of Uttaranchal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_Ct9gzvkDQC&pg=PA72|access-date=22 July 2012|year=2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-134-4|pages=71–}}</ref>

In 1791, the [[Gorkha]]s of [[Nepal]] while expanding their kingdom westwards across [[Kali River (Uttarakhand)|Kali River]], invaded and overran [[Almora]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hamilton|first1=Francis|last2=Buchanan|first2=Francis Hamilton|title=An Account of the Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha|publisher=A. Constable|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_67gWAAAAQAAJ|quote=The name Rajapur is also mentioned over a number of ancient copper plates.|access-date=2 September 2016|language=en|year=1819}}</ref> the seat of the Kumaon Kingdom and other parts of Kumaon including Bageshwar. The Gorkhas were defeated by the [[East India Company]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lamb|first1=Alastair|title=British India and Tibet, 1766-1910|date=1986|publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0710208723|edition=2nd, rev.}}</ref> in [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] in 1814<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cross|first1=John Pemble; foreword by J.P.|title=Britain's Gurkha War : the invasion of Nepal, 1814-16|date=2008|publisher=Frontline|location=London|isbn=978-1-84832-520-3|edition=[Rev. ed.]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Naravane|first1=M.S.|title=Battles of the honourable East India Company : making of the Raj|date=2006|publisher=A. P. H. Pub. Corp.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-313-0034-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gould|first1=Tony|title=Imperial warriors : Britain and the Gurkhas|date=2000|publisher=Granta Books|location=London|isbn=1-86207-365-1}}</ref> and were forced to cede Kumaon to the British as part of the [[Treaty of Sugauli]] in 1816.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Robert Montgomery|title=The History of the Indian Empire|publisher=Mayur Publications|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|594}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Summary of the operations in India: with their results : from 30 April 1814 to 31 Jan. 1823|date=1824|publisher=Marquis of Hastings}}</ref>

The Kumaon region was joined with the eastern half of the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] region and was governed as a chief-commissionership, also known as the Kumaon Province, on the non-regulation system.<ref>Robert Montgomery Martin, ''History of the Possessions of the Honourable East India Company,'' Volume 1, pg. 107</ref> According to Atkinson's The Himalayan Gazetteer, Bageshwar had a population of 500 in 1886.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Atkinson|first1=Edwin Thomas|title=The Himalayan gazetteer|date=1973|publisher=Cosmo Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GL-1AAAAIAAJ|access-date=28 August 2016|language=en}}</ref> In 1891, the division was composed of the three districts of Kumaon, [[Garhwal District|Garhwal]] and the [[Tarai]]; but the two districts of Kumaon and the Tarai were subsequently redistributed and renamed after their headquarters, [[Nainital]] and [[Almora]].

Before the [[First World War]], the [[East India Company|British Government]] did a Survey for a rail link connecting Bageshwar with [[Tanakpur]] in 1902.<ref name="times">{{cite news|title=Rail ministry stalls Tanakpur-Bageshwar link project - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Rail-ministry-stalls-Tanakpur-Bageshwar-link-project/articleshow/48365047.cms|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=टनकपुर-बागेश्वर रेल लाइन का 1902 में हुआ था आगाज!|url=http://hindi.pradesh18.com/news/uttarakhand/champawat/tanakpur-bageshwar-railway-line-was-opened-in-1902-1372405.html|access-date=9 September 2016|work=hindi.pradesh18.com|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918112601/http://hindi.pradesh18.com/news/uttarakhand/champawat/tanakpur-bageshwar-railway-line-was-opened-in-1902-1372405.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the project was stalled by British due to The [[First World War|World War]]. The Surveys restarted in the 1980s after [[Indira Gandhi]] visited Bageshwar. The first motor road arrived in Bageshwar in 1952 from [[Almora]] via [[Garur]]. Bus services started operating on the Bageshwar-[[Kapkot]] motorway in 1955-56. After the [[1962 India-China War]], an important strategic road connecting Bageshwar with [[Pithoragarh]] was completed in 1965.

In the early phase of its urban development, the central township of Bageshwar was a group of 9 small mutually tangled group of villages which had three uninhabited and 6 manned village. The Bageshwar State village was formed in 1948 by joining these villages. Bageshwar was declared a town in 1955, under the UP Town Area Act of 1914, and the first [[Town area committee]] was constituted in 1957.<ref name = plan>{{cite book|title=Perspective Plan of Bageshwar District-2021|url=http://tcpomud.gov.in/divisions/erp/Bageshwar%20Report/introduction.pdf|publisher=Government of Uttarakhand|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911032826/http://tcpomud.gov.in/divisions/erp/Bageshwar%20Report/introduction.pdf|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bageshwar received the status of a [[notified area committee]] in 1962 and [[municipal Council]] in 1968. The pumping water supply scheme was introduced in Bageshwar town in 1975.<ref name = plan /> The estimate for water supply was prepared in 1968-69 for a designed population of 6000 persons for the year 1997.

In the early Twentieth century [[dispensary]] (1906) and [[Post Office]] (1909) were established in Bageshwar. A public school started in 1926, which was made junior high school in 1933. After independence by several attempts from local residents, a private high school was opened in 1949 in memory of Victor Mohan Joshi, which became an Inter College in 1967. The first women's primary school started in the 1950s and women's public high school started in 1975. A new Government Degree College was inaugurated in 1974 by the then Chief Minister [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna]].

After [[Independence of India]] in 1947, Bageshwar was a part of the [[Almora District]].<ref>''Times World Atlas'', 1967 Edition, Plate 30.</ref> Bageshwar had a population of 1740 people according to the [[1951 Census of India|1951 Census]]. It was part of the [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]] development block, that was later converted into Bageshwar development block. On 15 September 1997 the [[Bageshwar district]] was carved out of Almora district<ref name = "tribune" /> by then [[Uttar Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[Mayawati]] and Bageshwar became its Headquarter. On 9 November 2000, Bageshwar came in the [[Uttarakhand]] State that was created from the Himalayan and adjoining northwestern districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://uk.gov.in/pages/display/115-about-us|publisher=Government of Uttarakhand|access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>

==Geography and Climate==
[[File:Bageshwar in 2006.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bageshwar in 2006]]
Bageshwar is located at {{coord|29.49|N|79.45|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Bageshwar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. - Bageshwar]</ref> in Bageshwar District in Uttarakhand. It is situated 470 km North-East of the National Capital [[New Delhi]] and 502 km South-East of the State Capital [[Dehradun]]. It lies in the [[Kumaon division]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Kumaon Himalaya|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot|isbn=9788190020992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pWs-AgAACAAJ&q=almora|language=en}}</ref> and is situated 153 km North-East of [[Nainital]], the Headquarters of Kumaon. Bageshwar is situated in a valley of the Kumaon Hills of the Central Himalaya range.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya|publisher=India Research Press|isbn=9788183860376|language=en|year=2006}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 934 [[metre]]s (3,064 [[foot (length)|feet]]). The chief trees are the [[Chir Pine]], [[Cupressus|Himalayan Cypress]], [[fir|Pindrow Fir]], [[alder]], [[Sal tree|sal]] or iron-wood, and saindan. Limestone, sandstone, slate, gneiss and granite constitute the principal geological formations.

Its climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. In summer, Bageshwar is largely under the influence of moist, maritime airflow from the western side of the subtropical anticyclonic cells over low-latitude ocean waters. Temperatures are high and can lead to warm, oppressive nights. Summers are usually somewhat wetter than winters, with much of the rainfall coming from convectional thunderstorm activity; tropical cyclones also enhance warm-season rainfall in some regions. The coldest month is usually quite mild, although frosts are not uncommon, and winter precipitation is derived primarily from frontal cyclones along the polar front. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (Humid Subtropical Climate).

{{wide image|Bageshwar Panorama 01.jpg|1100px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of Central Bageshwar with [[Sarju River|Saryu river]] in the foreground. The [[Sarju River|Saryu]]-[[Gomati river|Gomati]] Confluence (far left), [[Bagnath Temple]] (left), Saryu Ghat (center), Nileshwar Mountain (right) and Saryu Bridge (far right) are also visible.}}

The average temperature for the year in Bageshwar is 20.4 °C (68.8 °F). The warmest month, on average, is June with an average temperature of 27.3 °C (81.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded was 38 °C, recorded on 5 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=सोमवार को सबसे गर्म रही बागेश्वर घाटी|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/14966857976-bageshwar-news|access-date=24 June 2017|work=Haldwani Bureau|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=5 June 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref> The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 11 °C (51.8 °F). The average amount of precipitation for the year in Bageshwar is 48.1" (1221.7 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is July with 13.0" (330.2 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is November with an average of 0.2" (5.1 mm). There are an average of 63.6 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in August with 15.3 days and the least precipitation occurring in November with 0.8 days.

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| Jan high C = 17.2
| Feb high C = 19.5
| Mar high C = 25.0
| Apr high C = 30.7
| May high C = 33.7
| Jun high C = 32.9
| Jul high C = 29.4
| Aug high C = 28.9
| Sep high C = 28.7
| Oct high C = 27.4
| Nov high C = 23.6
| Dec high C = 19.1
| year high C = 26.4

| Jan mean C =11.0
| Feb mean C =13.1
| Mar mean C =18.1
| Apr mean C =23.6
| May mean C =26.8
| Jun mean C =27.4
| Jul mean C =25.4
| Aug mean C =26.8
| Sep mean C =24.2
| Oct mean C =21.3
| Nov mean C =16.8
| Dec mean C =12.7
| year mean C =20.5

| Jan low C =4.9
| Feb low C =6.7
| Mar low C =11.2
| Apr low C =16.5
| May low C =19.8
| Jun low C =21.8
| Jul low C =21.5
| Aug low C =21.3
| Sep low C =19.8
| Oct low C =15.2
| Nov low C =10.0
| Dec low C =6.3
| year low C =14.6

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| Jan precipitation mm = 32.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 35.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 30.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 24.4
| May precipitation mm = 43.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 157.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 328.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 328.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 178.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 42.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 6.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 13.6
| year precipitation mm = 1220.8

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| Jan precipitation days =2.7
| Feb precipitation days =2.9
| Mar precipitation days =2.8
| Apr precipitation days =2.1
| May precipitation days =3.0
| Jun precipitation days =8.1
| Jul precipitation days =14.2
| Aug precipitation days =15.3
| Sep precipitation days =8.3
| Oct precipitation days =2.3
| Nov precipitation days =0.8
| Dec precipitation days =1.1
| year precipitation days =63.6


| Jand sun =10.9
| Febd sun =11.6
| Mard sun =12.4
| Aprd sun =13.3
| Mayd sun =14.1
| Jund sun =14.5
| Juld sun =14.3
| Augd sun =13.6
| Sepd sun =12.7
| Octd sun =11.8
| Novd sun =11.1
| Decd sun =10.7
| yeard sun =12.6

| source 1 = Weatherbase<ref>{{cite web|title=Bageshwar, India Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=596055&cityname=Bageshwar-Uttarakhand-India|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Religions in Bageshwar (2011)<ref name ="religion">{{cite web|title=Bageshwar District Religion Data - Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/581-bageshwar.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
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|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
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|label6 = [[Jainism]]
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{{India census population
|1951=1740
|1961=2189
|1971=4314
|1981=4225
|1991=5772
|2001=7803
|2011=9079
|state= [[Uttarakhand]]
|title= Bageshwar population
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census 1951-61">{{cite book|title=Process of urban fringe development: A model|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=buz5csyXFmwC|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|last=Gopi|first=K.N|year=1978|access-date=6 August 2013}}</ref><ref name = "population">{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarakhand.php|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref name = "Census">{{cite book|title=2011 census, BAGESHWAR|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0508_PART_B_DCHB_BAGESHWAR.pdf|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref>}}
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Bageshwar has a population of 9,079 comprising 4,711 males and 4,368 females.<ref name = "population" /> Males constitute approximately 55% of the population and females 45%. The sex ratio of bageshwar is 1090 women per 1000 men,<ref>{{cite web|title=bageshwar-district-glance|url=http://www.uttarakhandguide.com/bageshwar/bageshwar-district-glance/|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> higher than the national Average of 940 women per 1000 men.<ref>{{cite news|title=लिंगानुपात की स्थिति चिंताजनक- Amarujala|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/the-situation-alarming-sex-ratio-hindi-news|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> The City ranked 4th in Uttarakhand in terms of Sex Ratio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Uttarakhand: Sex Ratio as per Census 2011|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/uttarakhand-sex-ratio-as-per-census-2011-1392448534-1|access-date=5 August 2016|date=15 February 2014}}</ref> Bageshwar has an average [[literacy rate]] of 80%, higher than the [[Literacy rate by country|national average]] of 72.1%; with 84% of the males and 76% of females literate.<ref name = "Census" /> 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref name = "Census" /> 2,219 people belong to the [[Scheduled Castes]] while the population of people belonging to [[Scheduled Tribes]] is 1,085.<ref name = "Census" /> Bageshwar had a population of 7803 according to 2001 Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.phpstad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> and 5,772 according to the 1991 census.<ref name = "population" />

Out of total population, 2,771 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 2,236 were males while 535 were females.<ref name = "Census" /> In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worker (Census Definition) - Arthapedia|url=http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=Worker_(Census_Definition)|website=www.arthapedia.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> Of total 2771 working population, 78.06% were engaged in Main Work while 21.94% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bageshwar City Population Census 2011 - Uttarakhand|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800323-bageshwar.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

[[Hinduism]] is practiced by 93.34% of total population and is the religion of the Majority in Bageshwar.<ref name ="religion" /> Other Religions include [[Islam]] (5.93%), [[Sikhism]] (0.25%), [[Christianity]] (0.26%), [[Buddhism]] (0.01%) and [[Jainism]] (0.02%).<ref name ="religion" />

[[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] is the majority first language, although [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Trivedi |first=Anupam |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NorthIndia/Sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-Uttarakhand/Article1-499467.aspx |access-date=29 July 2012 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201065836/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NorthIndia/Sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-Uttarakhand/Article1-499467.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2012 }}</ref> are the official languages of the state.[[English language|English]] is also spoken by a small number of people.

==Government and Politics==
The [[Bageshwar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Bageshwar Assembly seat]] is reserved for a person belonging to the [[Scheduled Castes]]. [[Chandan Ram Das]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] OF Bageshwar.<ref>{{cite book|title=Election Results 2012, Uttarakhand State.pdf|url=http://ceo.uk.gov.in/files/Election2012/RESULTS_2012_Uttarakhand_State.pdf|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> Bageshwar is a "Nagar Palika Parishad" (Municipal Council) city in district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations in Bageshwar District.|url=http://www.indiastudychannel.com/India/localbodies/Index.aspx?DistrictId=529|website=IndiaStudyChannel.com|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> The Bageshwar city is divided into 7 wards,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagar Palika Parisad Bageshwar|url=http://election.uk.gov.in/SEC_Voters_PDF_2013/Bageshwar/nagar%20palika%20parisad%20Bageshwar/nagar%20palika%20parisad%20Bageshwar.html|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> for which elections are held every 5 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bageshwar City Population Census 2011 - Uttarakhand|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800323-bageshwar.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> The Bageshwar Nagar Palika Parishad has population of 9,079 of which 4,711 are males while 4,368 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Suresh khetwal from [[Independent candidate]] is the Mayor of Bageshwar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detailed Result: Bageshwar|url=http://secresult.uk.gov.in/frmDetails.aspx|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> Bageshwar Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 2,054 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL) is responsible for supply of electricity in the city. Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. generates electricity from the 8.5 MW electric sub-station at Bageshwar. The Notified Area Committee, Bageshwar is responsible for approval of building plans after getting no objection certificate from various departments like Jal Nigam, PWD, Electricity Board and Health Department etc.

==Economy==
[[File:PINDARI GLACIERMAPENGLISH made by Sumita Roy.png|thumb|[[Pindari Glacier]] trek route; Bageshwar acts as a starting point for many trekking routes notably being to [[Pindari Glacier|Pindari]], [[Kafni Glacier|Kafni]] and Sunderdhunga Glacier]]
Bageshwar's largest economic sectors include [[agriculture]], [[trade]], [[transportation]], municipal, [[tourism]] and resource extraction. Copper Utensils and Carpets were listed as the two most important industrial commodities produced in Bageshwar in the [[2011 Census of India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook: Bageshwar Part XII-A, Series 06|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Uttarakhand|page=410}}</ref> Large portions of the local economy of Bageshwar depend on its geographical location and surrounding [[natural resources]]. [[Per Capita Income]] of Bageshwar was [[Indian rupee|Rs]] 22709 in 2015.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mehra|first1=Ajay K.|title=Party System in India|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=9781935501671|page=247|language=en}}</ref> Bageshwar is a major tourist destination and acts as a starting point for many trekking routes notably being to [[Pindari Glacier|Pindari]], [[Kafni Glacier|Kafni]] and Sunderdhunga Glacier. It also lies along the path to [[Kailash Mansarovar|Kailash-Mansarovar]] pilgrimage.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chamaria|first1=Pradeep|title=Kailash Manasarovar on the Rugged Road to Revelation|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170173366|page=41|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kMyL80uBsEUC|access-date=14 December 2016|language=en|year=1996}}</ref>

Bageshwar has traditionally been a major gateway for trade with [[Central Asia]] and [[Tibet]]. It carried on a brisk trade between [[Central Asia]] and [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaon]], and was described in ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'' as "one of the main outlets for the [[Tibet]]an traffic".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hunter|first1=W. W.|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India|date=1883|publisher=Trubner & Co.|location=London|page=414|edition=Second}}</ref> The [[Bhotiya]] traders travelled to Tibet and sold their wares at major fairs in Bageshwar, Gyanema and [[Gartok]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Tirthankar|title=India in the World Economy: From Antiquity to the Present|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=9781107009103|page=156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBBAqsMkqaAC|access-date=14 December 2016|language=en|date=18 June 2012}}</ref> The city was once rich in [[agriculture]] and [[animal husbandry]]. Besides growing crops, people were mainly engaged in sheep rearing. However, agriculture and sheep rearing in Bageshwar have suffered as villagers, who are increasingly joining armed forces, after retirement are settling down in Bageshwar town instead of their native villages.<ref name = "tribune" />

The traditional Uttarayani festival organised since centuries on the banks of the [[Sarju River|Sarju]] and [[Gomati river]]s was the main place where woollen outfits made by Saukas of [[Munsiyari]] were brought form higher valleys for ages, thus strengthening trade links between the two communities.<ref name = "Katyuri" />

As of 2006, Bageshwar had a total of 6 Health Care units including four Hospitals (Two [[Allopathy|Allopathic]], one [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedi]] and one [[Homeopathy|Homeopathic]]), one Maternity & Child welfare centre and one Community Health Centre.<ref name = Statistical>{{cite book|last1=Indusnettechnologies|first1=Goutam Pal, Dipak K S, SWD|title=Statistical Handbook, District of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India|url=http://bageshwar.nic.in/contents/listing/2|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911212208/http://bageshwar.nic.in/contents/listing/2|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bageshwar has a total of Five Nationalized Bank’s, Two Post Offices, One Telegraph Office, 80 PCO'S and 1844 Telephone Connections.<ref name = plan /> Mobile Communication services are provided by Private companies like [[Vodafone India|Vodafone]], [[Airtel India|Airtel]], [[Idea Cellular|Idea]], [[Reliance Communications|Reliance]] etc.

==Culture==
[[File:Chanchari dance.jpg|thumb|Chanchari is a popular folk dance from Danpur region in Bageshwar]]
Many classical dance forms and folk art are practised in the city. Some well-known dances include Hurkiya Baul,<ref>{{cite news|title=बागेश्वर में हुड़किया बोल के साथ रोपाई की धूम|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/story-planting-with-hoddia-bole-in-bageshwar-1141653.html|access-date=24 June 2017|work=livehindustan.com|language=hi}}</ref> Jhora-Chanchri and [[Chholiya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Folk Dances Of North India|url=http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-dance/folk-dances/north-india.html|publisher=culturalindia.net|access-date=29 July 2012}}</ref> Music is an integral part of the Kumaoni culture. Popular types of folk songs include Mangal and Nyoli.<ref>{{cite web|title=Folk Songs of Uttarakhand|url=http://www.aboututtarakhand.com/Know-Abouts/Folk-Song/Folk-Songs.html|publisher=aboututtarakhand.com|access-date=29 July 2012}}</ref> These folk songs are played on instruments including [[dhol]], damau, turri, [[ransingha]], [[dholki]], daur, [[thali]], [[bhankora]], mandan and [[Bagpipe|mashakbaja]]. Music is also used as a medium through which the gods are invoked. ''[[Jagar (ritual)|Jagar]]'' is a form of spirit worship in which the singer, or ''Jagariya'', sings a ballad of the gods, with allusions to great epics, like [[Mahabharat]] and [[Ramayana]], that describe the adventures and exploits of the god being invoked. [[Ramleela]] has been staged annually during the autumn festival of [[Navratri]] since 1948 in Bageshwar.<ref>{{cite news|title=78 बरस पुरानी है बागेश्वर की रामलीला|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/21506185474-bageshwar-news|access-date=27 September 2017|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=23 September 2017|location=Haldwani|language=en}}</ref>

The primary food of Bageshwar is vegetables with wheat being a staple. A distinctive characteristic of Kumaoni cuisine is the sparing use of tomatoes, milk, and milk based products. Coarse grain with high fibre content is very common in Kumaon due to the harsh terrain. Another crop which is associated with Kumaon is [[Buckwheat]] (locally called ''Kotu'' or ''Kuttu''). Generally, either [[Ghee|Desi Ghee]] or [[Mustard oil]] is used for the purpose of cooking food. Simple recipes are made interesting with the use of hash seeds [[Jakhya]] as spice. [[Bal Mithai]] is a popular fudge-like sweet. Other local dishes include Dubuk, Chains, Kap, Chutkani, Sei, and [[gulgula sweet|gulgula]]. A regional variation of [[Kadhi]] called ''Jhoi'' or ''Jholi'' is also popular.<ref>Subodh Upadhyay, ''An Essence of Himalaya'', a book about Uttarakhand cuisine</ref>

==Temples==
[[File:Bagnath Temple.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bagnath Temple]] was erected in 1640 by King [[Chand kings|Laxmi Chand]]]]
[[File:Temples of Baijnath, Uttarakhand, India.jpg|thumb|Group of Temples at [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Baijnath]]; 20 km northwest to Bageshwar]]
[[Hinduism]] is practiced by 93.34% and is the religion of the Majority in Bageshwar<ref name ="religion" /> therefore Various Temples are situated in Bageshwar.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indusnettechnologies|first1=Goutam Pal, Dipak K S, SWD|title=Temples: District of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India|url=http://bageshwar.nic.in/pages/display/54-temples|website=bageshwar.nic.in|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720051000/http://bageshwar.nic.in/pages/display/54-temples|archive-date=20 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the major one being:
*[[Bagnath Temple]]
At the junction of the rivers, [[Gomati river|Gomati]] and [[Sarju River|Sarju]] stands a large temple with its conical tower. Here is the shrine of Bageswar or Vyagreswar, the, "Tiger Lord", an epithet of Lord Siva. This temple was erected by the Kumaun king, Laxmi Chand, about 1450 A.D.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlytravelguide.com/uttaranchal/spiritual/bagnath-temple.php |title=Bagnath Temple (Bageshwar)|publisher=onlytravelguide.com}}</ref> but there is a Sanskrit inscription there of a far earlier date. The temple is flooded with devotees on the annual occasion of Shivratri. This place has a cluster of temples. Prominent among these temples are the Bairav temple, Dattatrey Maharaj, Ganga Mai temple, Hanuman temple, Durga temple, Kalika temple, Thingal Bhirav temple, Panchnam Junakhara and the Vaneshwar temple.

*[[Baijnath Temple]]
Baijnath Temple is located on the left bank of the [[Gomti River|Gomti river]]. This is a shiv temple which was built by a brahmin widow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temples in Bageshwar |url=https://bageshwar.nic.in/temples/}}</ref>

*Chandika Temple
A temple dedicated to Goddess Chandika stands at a distance of about half a kilometre from Bageshwar. Every year, the temple bustles with activity as the devout congregate here to offer pujas to the deity during the Navratras.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

*Sriharu Temple
Another important temple, the Sriharu temple, is situated at a distance of about 5 km from Bageshwer. The devotees believe that prayers for wish fulfilment here never go in vein. Every year, a large fair is organised on the Vijya Dashmi day following the Navratras.

*Gauri Udiyar
This is situated 8 km from Bageshwer. A large cave, measuring 20 m x 95 m is situated here, which houses the idols of Lord Shiva.

==Transport==
[[File:NH309A Bageshwar.jpg|thumb|left|[[National Highway 309A (India)|NH 309A]] (former [[State Highway 37 (Uttar Pradesh)|UP SH 37]]) connects Bageshwar to [[Almora]].]]
[[Pantnagar Airport]], located in [[Pantnagar]] is the primary Airport serving entire [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] Region. The Government is planning to develop [[Naini Saini Airport]] in [[Pithoragarh]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prashant|first1=Shishir|title=Govt seeks Rs 25 cr from Centre for Naini-Saini airport|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-seeks-rs-25-cr-from-centre-for-naini-saini-airport-112121202003_1.html|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> which once developed will be much nearer. [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], located in [[Delhi]] is the nearest international Airport.

[[Kathgodam railway station]] is the nearest railway station. Kathgodam is the last terminus of the broad gauge line of North East Railways that connects [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] with [[Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], and [[Howrah]]. A new Railway line connecting Bageshwar with [[Tanakpur]] has been a long-standing demand of the people of the region.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prashant|first1=Shishir|title=Demand for Tanakpur-Bageshwar railway line resurfaces|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/demand-for-tanakpur-bageshwar-railway-line-resurfaces-111111100007_1.html|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail project need of the hour|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/tanakpur-bageshwar-rail-project-need-of-the-hour.html|access-date=4 August 2016|work=www.dailypioneer.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ex mp tamta demands three railway lines|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/ex-mp-tamta-demands-three-railway-lines/46393.html|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> the tanakpur-Bageshwar rail link was first planned by [[British people|British]] in 1902.<ref name="times" /> However the project was stalled by Railway ministry in 2016<ref name="times" /> citing the commercial viability of the rail line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line commercially not viable: Suresh Prabhu – RailNews Media India Ltd|url=http://www.railnews.co.in/tanakpur-bageshwar-rail-line-commercially-not-viable-suresh-prabhu/|access-date=4 August 2016|work=www.railnews.co.in|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821234137/http://www.railnews.co.in/tanakpur-bageshwar-rail-line-commercially-not-viable-suresh-prabhu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have also been speculations about another railway line, that would connect Bageshwar to [[Chaukhutia]] via [[Garur]].<ref>{{cite news|title=चौखुटिया-गरुड़ से बागेश्वर आएगी रेल: टम्टा|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/story-chaukhootia-garuda-to-come-from-bageshwar-railway-tamta-1490570.html|access-date=15 September 2017|publisher=Hindustan|date=11 September 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref>

[[File:Bus Station Bageshwar.jpg|thumb|Bageshwar KMOU station was the only bus station in the city until the opening of Roadways station in 2020.]]
Bageshwar is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state and northern India. The major roads passing through Bageshwar include [[National Highway 109K (India)|NH 109K]], [[National Highway 309A (India)|NH 309A]], [[Bareilly]]-Bageshwar Highway,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tiwari|first1=Mrigank|title=CM opens much-awaited gateway to U'khand, enjoys ride too|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/CM-opens-much-awaited-gateway-to-Ukhand-enjoys-ride-too/articleshow/49444370.cms|access-date=11 April 2017|agency=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 October 2015|location=[[Bareilly]]}}</ref> and the Bageshwar-[[Someshwar, Uttarakhand|Someshwar]]-[[Dwarahat]] road. [[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]] runs Buses from Bageshwar bus station to [[Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Almora]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dehradun|first1=NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit|title=Routes|url=http://utc.uk.gov.in/pages/display/65-routes|website=utc.uk.gov.in|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809193936/http://utc.uk.gov.in/pages/display/65-routes|url-status=dead}}</ref> while K.M.O.U (Kumaon Motor Owner's Union) runs 55 buses on various routes to [[Haldwani]], [[Almora]], Takula, [[Berinag]], [[Pithoragarh]], [[Didihat]] and [[Gangolihat]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ठप रहा केमू बसों का संचालन|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/operation-of-kupu-bus-stop|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Amar Ujala|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=26 March 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=en}}</ref> Taxis and Private Buses, mostly run by K.M.O.U, connect Bageshwar to other major destinations of Kumaon region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bageshwar Transportation - Car, Train, Bus & Taxi, Bageshwar Local Transport - MakeMyTrip|url=https://www.makemytrip.com/holidays-india/transportation-in-bageshwar.html|website=www.makemytrip.com|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> A Sub Regional Transport Office is located in Bageshwar<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dehradun|first1=NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit|title=State Transport Department, Government Of Uttarakhand, India|url=http://transport.uk.gov.in/pages/view/22/43-registration-authorities-of-uttarakhand-state-|website=transport.uk.gov.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> where Vehicles are registered by the number UK-02.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dehradun|first1=NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit|title=District Registration Numbers: State Transport Department, Government Of Uttarakhand, India|url=http://transport.uk.gov.in/pages/display/68-district-registration-numbers|website=transport.uk.gov.in|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

A new bus station was inaugurated on 19 Feb 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=Slew of developments launched in Bageshwar |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/slew-of-developments-launched-in-bageshwar.html |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> The Bageshwar roadways bus station, located in Bilona, was constructed over a period of two years at an estimated cost of INR Two Crore.<ref>{{cite news |title=रोडवेज बस स्टेशन का लोकार्पण 19 को |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/roadways-bus-station-will-be-inaugurated-on-19th-bageshwar-news-hld372373676 |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

==Education==

There are mainly government-run, private unaided (no government help), and private aided schools in the city. The language of instruction in the schools is either [[English language|English]] or [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. The main school affiliations are [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], [[CISCE]] or UBSE, the state syllabus defined by the Department of Education of the [[Government of Uttarakhand]]. There are Eleven junior basic schools, three senior basic schools, two higher secondary schools and one post-graduate college to serve the needs of the population.<ref name = Statistical /> The teacher-student ratio in Bageshwar is 1:47.<ref name = plan /> Bageshwar has an average [[literacy rate]] of 80%, with 84% of the males and 76% of females literate.<ref name = "Census" />

The first public school in Bageshwar was started in 1926, which was made junior high school in 1933. Another private high school was opened in 1949 in memory of Victor Mohan Joshi, which became an Inter College in 1967. The first women's primary school started in the 1950s and women's public high school started in 1975. A new Government Degree College was inaugurated in 1974 by the then Chief Minister Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna.

Kumaon Kesari Pandit Badridutt Pandey Government PG College is located here.

==See also==
* [[Bageshwar district]]
* [[Kumaon Division]]
* [[Uttarakhand]]

==External links==
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* [http://210.212.78.56/bageshwar/ Bageshwar city, Official website]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://bageshwar.nic.in Official website of Bageshwar district]

==References==
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{{Bageshwar district}}
{{Kumaon}}
{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bageshwar district]]