Khatima

Khatima खटीमा
city
Khatima Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 28°55′N 79°58′E / 28.92°N 79.97°E / 28.92; 79.97Coordinates: 28°55′N 79°58′E / 28.92°N 79.97°E / 28.92; 79.97
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Udham Singh Nagar
Elevation	299 m (981 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	34,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	262308
Telephone code	05943
Vehicle registration	UK 06

Khatima is a town and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Geography

Khatima is located at 28°55′N 79°58′E / 28.92°N 79.97°E / 28.92; 79.97.^[1] It has an average elevation of 299 metres (980 feet).

Climate

The climate is similar to Pantnagar. Temperature climbs up to mid 40°C in summer and goes down to 4°C in foggy winter.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Khatima had a population of 1,20,487. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Khatima has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 58%. In Khatima, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The place has predominantly farmers(75%) with hilly Kumaoni inhabitants who have settled here from hilly region of Kumaun. There's a sizable Sikh and Muslim population in the town . The native resident of Khatima is a tribe named 'Tharu' which in India only can be found in Khatima and its nearby towns. The main languages spoken are Hindi and Kumaoni (Pahari).

Transport

This town is near India-Nepal border. It is well connected to other parts of the region by road and rail. The travel time is about 8 hours to Delhi and 4 hours to Nainital hill station by road. Khatima railway station is on Tanakpur - Pilibhit railway line. The nearest airport is Pantnagar, about 70km from Khatima.

Economy

The town is majorly agrarian. About three fourth people are engaged in farming, rice and wheat are major crop of the region. Sugarcane forms an important part of economic-political scene here. It also has a small hydro power plant at Lohiahead on river Sharda with a capacity of 41.4 MW, and some industries like Polyplex, Ester Industries Ltd. and Khatema fibers.

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khatima
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Cities and towns in Udham Singh Nagar district

Udham Singh Nagar	Bajpur Bandia Dineshpur Gadarpur Jaspur Kachnal Gosain Kashipur Kela Khera Khatima Kichha Mahua Dabra Haripura Mahua Kheraganj Nagla Pantnagar Rudrapur Shaktigarh Sitarganj Madnapur Sultanpur

Cities and towns in other districts	Almora Bageshwar Chamoli Champawat Dehradun Haridwar Nainital Pauri Garhwal Pithoragarh Rudraprayag Tehri Garhwal Uttarkashi

Kumaon

Main Articles	Kumaon division Kumaon Kingdom Kumaoni language Kumaoni people Kumaon Regiment Kumaon University

Districts	Almora Bageshwar Champawat Nainital Pithoragarh Udham Singh Nagar

Major Cities	Haldwani Rudrapur Kashipur Ramnagar Pithoragarh Nainital Almora Ranikhet Bageshwar Champawat

Municipalities of Uttarakhand

Municipal Corporations	Dehradun Haldwani Haridwar Roorkee Rudrapur Kashipur

Municipalities	Almora Bageshwar Bajpur Bhowali Chamoli Gopeshwar Dogadda Gadarpur Jaspur Jyotirmath Khatima Kichha Kotdwar Manglaur Mussoorie Nainital Narendranagar Pauri Pithoragarh Ramnagar Rishikesh Rudraprayag Sitarganj Srinagar Tanakpur Tehri Uttarkashi Vikasnagar

Nagar Panchayats	Badrinath Barkot Bhimtal Chamba Champawat Devprayag Dharchula Didihat Dineshpur Doiwala Dwarahat Gangotri Gochar Herbertpur Jhabrera Kaladungi Karnaprayag Kedarnath Kela Khera Kirtinagar Laksar Lalkuan Landhaura Lohaghat Mahua Dabra Haripura Mahua Kheraganj Muni Ki Reti Nandaprayag Shaktigarh Sultanpur

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