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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bageshwar district
| native_name_lang = bagsyar
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttarakhand|District of Uttarakhand]]
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| image_map = Bageshwar district.svg
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.85|N|79.77|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bageshwar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2302
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| population_total = 259,898
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| population_density_km2 = 108
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| website = {{URL|bageshwar.nic.in}}
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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| demographics1_info2 = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]
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'''Bageshwar''' is a [[District (India)|district]] of [[Uttarakhand]] state in northern India. The town of [[Bageshwar]] is the district headquarters. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1997 it was part of [[Almora district]].<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0508_PART_B_DCHB_BAGESHWAR.pdf</ref>

Bageshwar district is in [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], and is bounded on the west and northwest by [[Chamoli District]], on the northeast and east by [[Pithoragarh District]], and on the south by Almora District.

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of [[List of districts of Uttarakhand|13]]), after [[Rudraprayag district|Rudraprayag]] and [[Champawat district|Champawat]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
The area, that now forms Bageshwar district, was historically known as Danpur, and was ruled by [[Katyuri kings|Katyuri]]s during the 7th century AD. After the disintegration of the Katyuri kingdom in the 13th century, the area remained under the rule of Baijnath Katyurs, direct descendants of Katyuri kings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kathoch|first1=Y.S|title=A New History of Uttarakhand}}</ref> In 1565, king [[Chand kings#List of Chand Kings|Balo Kalyan Chand]] annexed Danpur along with [[Dwarahat|Pali]], [[Almora district|Barahmandal]] and [[Mankot]] to [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaun]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Handa|first1=O.C.|title=History of Uttaranchal|date=2002|publisher=Indus Pub. Company|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788173871344|page=71|language=en}}</ref>

In 1791, Almora, the seat of the Kumaon, was invaded and annexed by the Gorkhas of Nepal.<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 Gorkhas ruled the region for 24 years and were later defeated by the East India Company 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> After its annexation by British, Bageshwar was a part of the Danpur pargana in [[Almora district]] of [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]].

Bageshwar was made a separate [[tehsil]] in 1974, and in 1976 it was declared a [[pargana]], after which, it formally came into being as a large administrative center. Since 1985, the demand for declaring it a separate district of different parties and regional people started, and finally, in September 1997, Bageshwar was made the new district of [[Uttar Pradesh]] by Chief Minister [[Mayawati]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kasniyal|first1=BD|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=26 May 2017|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=15 May 2016|location=[[Pithoragarh]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Administration==
For administrative convenience, Bageshwar is divided in four Tehsils, viz., [[Bageshwar]]—comprising 415 inhabited villages; 2) [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]] (with 180 inhabited villages); 3) [[Kapkot]] having 156 villages; and [[Garur]] having 197 revenue villages. Pattis (viz., Katyur—Talla, Malla and Bichalla ; Dug; Kharahi; Danpur—Talla, Malla, Bichalla; Nakuri; Dafaut and Kamsyar—Walla and Palla) and Development BLOCKS are other administrative units.

Besides regular police at different Thanas like Bageshwar, Garur, Jhiroli, Kanda and Kapkot, the Patwaris (revenue officials) are also equipped with police power.

==Geography==
From geographical point of view, Bageshwar district is hilly one—amidst Shivalik ranges and high Himalayas. Drainage system is from north to south-east. Main rivers flowing across Bageshwar are --[[Pindar River|Pindar]], [[Sarju River|Saryu/Sarju]], [[Gomati river|Gomati]], and Pungar, the latter two being tributary of Sarju. Many other riverines, locally known as GADHERA meet these at different places. These three river valleys have made alluvial landforms locally known as Seras where majority of population is concentrated. Other villages are settled on hillocks having mild slopes/ or some flat landforms.

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Bageshwar District
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|99.08}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|0.55}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bageshwar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 259,898,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Vanuatu]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 578th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 116 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.13%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bageshwar has a [[sex ratio]] of 1093 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.69%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

The major first language of the district is [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]], which accounted for approximately 94% of the population according to the 2011 census.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|- valign=top
! colspan=4| Bageshwar district: mother-tongue of population, according to the [[2011 Indian Census]].<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttarakhand |url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0500.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
|- valign=top
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- valign=top
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| align=right | 200
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 006195 || [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| align=right | 1,867
| align=right | 0.7%
|- valign=top
|| 006240 || [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| align=right | 10,680
| align=right | 4.1%
|- valign=top
|| 006340 || [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]
| align=right | 243,965
| align=right | 93.9%
|- valign=top
|| 014011 || [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| align=right | 2,158
| align=right | 0.8%
|- valign=top
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| align=right | 222
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 046003 || [[Halam language|Halam]]
| align=right | 157
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
| align=center | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| align=right | 649
| align=right | 0.2%
|- valign=top class=sortbottom
| colspan=2 | Total
| align=right | 259,898
| align=right | 100.0%
|-
|}

{{As of|2001}} Indian census, the Bagheswar district had a population of 249,462. Hindus 247,402, Muslims 1,280 (.51%), Christians 361.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UA | title = Uttarakhand - Districts of India: Know India | publisher = National Portal of India | access-date = 2009-04-04| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090219225233/http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UA| archive-date= 19 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=68,144|13=1911|14=78,968|15=1921|16=79,675|17=1931|18=87,633|19=1941|20=1,03,254|21=1951|22=1,16,116|23=1961|24=1,32,691|25=1971|26=1,64,746|27=1981|28=1,96,992|29=1991|30=2,26,164|31=2001|32=2,47,163|33=2011|34=2,59,898|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Assembly Constituencies==
#Kapkote
#Bageshwar (SC)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://bageshwar.nic.in}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024919/http://www.indiamapatlas.com/uttarakhand/roads/bageshwar.html Bageshwar District Map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110404102725/http://www.kumaoni.org/ Kumaoni.org - Information on Kumaon Region and Community]
* [http://www.bageshwar.com About Bageshwar - http://www.bageshwar.com]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bageshwar district
|North =
|Northeast =
|East = [[Pithoragarh district]]
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|Southwest = [[Almora district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Chamoli district]]
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{{Bageshwar district}}
{{Kumaon}}
{{Districts of Uttarakhand|state=autocollapse}}

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