Thal | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Ek Hathiya Dewal Temple at Thal | |
  Thal Location in Uttarakhand, India  Thal Thal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°49′35″N 80°08′27″E / 29.8265°N 80.1408°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,000 (estimated)[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 05 |
Thal is a small town situated on the banks of Ramganga river in the Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is one of the thirteen tehsils of district Pithoragarh.[2]
Thal has been a centre for local trade for nearby settlements at Didihat, Munsiari, Chaukori and Dharamghar since antiquity. It is also known for a 9th century Shiva temple located on the bank of Ramganga river and the Ek Hathiya Dewal temple - a rock cut temple believed to be crafted by a one-armed artisan.
Thal was a block of the Almora district from 1957 to 1962. Since 30 September 2014, it is a tehsil of the Pithoragarh district, which was constituted from 114 villages earlier part of Berinag and Didihat tehsil.
- ^ "दो विधायक चुनते हैं थल कस्बे के लोग". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Tehsil | District Pithoragarh, Government of Uttarakhand | India". Retrieved 17 April 2024.