Thal, Uttarakhand
Thal | |
|---|---|
town | |
Ek Hathiya Dewal Temple at Thal | |
| 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) |
| 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.
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.