Gangolihat

Gangolihat
town
From top, left to right: Gangolihat Skyline; Gangolihat Group of Temples; Patal Bhuvaneshwar; Hat Kalika Temple; view from Patal Bhuvaneshwar
Gangolihat is located in Uttarakhand
Gangolihat
Gangolihat
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Gangolihat is located in India
Gangolihat
Gangolihat
Gangolihat (India)
Coordinates: 29°40′N 80°03′E / 29.67°N 80.05°E / 29.67; 80.05
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictPithoragarh
Area
 • Total
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,760 m (5,770 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
7,112
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK
Websiteuk.gov.in

Gangolihat is a town in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is the headquarters of an eponymous tehsil ~ one of the 12 revenue subdivisions of the Pithorarh district.

It is said that here Adi Shankaracharya did penance to please Adi Shakti. Gangolihat is known for its Shakti Peeth of Haat Kalika Temple - Adi Shakti and Destroyer of Demon's.[2]  

  1. ^ सांख्यिकी पत्रिका २०१४ (PDF) (in Hindi). p. 190. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ Hat Kalika website[permanent dead link]