Kaladhungi
Kaladhungi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Nainital district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Kaladhungi | |
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town | |
 Ironworks in Kaladhungi at the turn of 1862/1863. | |
  Kaladhungi Location in Uttarakhand, India  Kaladhungi Kaladhungi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29.28°N 79.35°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Nainital |
| Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,126 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 04 |
| Website | uk |
The place is located just on the foothill, a good climate but summers are hot, located 26 km west of Haldwani on the Haldwani-Ramanagar road. Nainital is at distance of only 30 km to the north and Bazpur at about 19 km to south. It has a road connecting to Delhi via Bazpur, Tanda, and Moradabad.
Overview
In this route there are beautiful forests on the northside. Kaladungi has been a local commercial centre for the surrounding villages in the plains, for over a century now.[1]
Kaldhungi is a Tehsil headquarters, has an Intermediate Govt. School, and Hospital, with normal facilities like, electricity, water, telephone, banks, post office, etc.
Kaladhungi is a very fertile area and a variety of fruits and vegetables like mangoes, lichi, papaya, guava, bananas, (vegetables - potato, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, peas, beans, brinjaul, guards, lauki, kaddu, karela, dhaniya, haldi, zinger, sarson, methi, palak etc.). The main crops are wheat, rice, mustard, sugarcane, maiz, soybean, gram, arhar, moong, masoor, etc.
Geography
Kaladhungi is located at 29.28°N 79.35°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 393 metres (1,289 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Kaladhungi had a population of 6,126. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kaladhungi has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kaladhungi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Local attractions
Jim Corbett, the famous man-eater hunter and a great environmentalist lived at Choti Haldwani, 2 km west of Kaladhungi on Ramnagar road for most years of his life. His house has now been converted into a museum in his memory by the government, known as 'Jim Corbett Museum', a must-see for the tourist going to Nainital taking Kaladhunigi-Nainital road. There are also the graves of his two dogs in the compound of the museum. Another attraction is the Bajauniyahaldu village.
References
- Nainital District The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909, v. 18, p. 324.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kaladhungi
- "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.
