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Dhumakot
Municipality in Uttarakhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dhumakot is a tehsil, or administrative division, located in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] It is bordered by the tehsils of Lansdowne, Kotdwar, Thalisain and Bironkhal. It is also bordered by the districts Almora and Nainital of Kumaun.[2]
The tehsil is divided into several revenue villages, and the main languages spoken in the tehsil is Garhwali. Previously, it was an assembly constituency[3] but the seat was abolished in 2012 after delimitation. The area is now part of Lansdowne seat and in Lok Sabha it is part of Garhwal seat.[4]
The economy of Dhumakot is largely dependent on agriculture, with rice, and wheat being the main crops. The tehsil is also home to a number of small-scale industries, including handlooms, handicrafts, and forestry. There is a Government Degree College in the area.[5]
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