Didihat

Didihat is a town and a Nagar Palika in Pithoragarh District in the territory of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the eleven managerial subdivisions of Pithoragarh locale and furthermore fills in as its authoritative base camp With a populace of 6522, Didihat is situated at a separation of 520 km from the state capital Dehradun. Didihat is named after Kumauni word 'Dand' which means a little hillock. Didihat falls on the journey course to Kailash Mansaro.

The territory of present-day Didihat was truly managed by primitive RaikaMalla lords of Sirakot. The antiquated Shirakot Temple of Lord Malay Nath was worked by the Raika Kings. Till the season of King Hari Malla, this area was under Doti Kingdom of Nepal. Later on in 1581 at the season of Chand administration ruler Rudra Chand, this locale went under the control of Chand rulers vanquishing Raikas of Doti. Still today a few remainders of old fortification and sanctuaries are available in Didihat.

Didihat was a Tehsil in the Almora locale of United Provinces in 1947, when India won its Independence from Britain. The Didihat Tehsil, alongside other north-eastern parts of Almora locale were exchanged to the recently made Pithoragarh region in 1960. During 2001-2011 new tehsil Berinag was made by exchanging 298 towns from Didihat tehsil. The making of another area, Didihat was pronounced on 15 August 2011, by then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Ramesh Pokhriyal, in any case, the locale is yet to be authoritatively shaped.