Aampokhra Range, Nainital

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Aampokhra, or Aam Pokhra, is a village in Uttarakhand, northern India. It is located in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district, approximately 81 kilometers from Nainital, the headquarters of the district.

Demographic[edit]

With the location code 055442, the village is covered with an area of 300 hectares. The households in the village were 1612 with the total population of 8269 in which 4295 were males and 3974 were females. The persons in the age group of 0 to 6 were 1343 in which 688 were males and 655 were females. In terms of education the village had approximate 5262 literates whereas 3007 were illiterates.[1]

In News[edit]

In the January 2020 there was an incident happened where a 34 year old van Gujjar was attacked by a Tiger. The victim was later referred to the nearest hospital.[2]

Geography[edit]

Aampokhra Range is located at 29.3662° N, 78.9854° E coordinate. The village is based at the foothills of the Himalayas. It visited by many tourists due to its beautiful sightseeing. The distance of Jim Corbett National Park from here is 25 km via NH309.

Local Demographic[edit]

The local language is Kumaoni, but knowledge of Hindi is widespread. The PIN code of the village is 244715 and the telephone code is 055354.[3]

Nearby villages[edit]

The villages near to Aampokhra Range are -

  • Lampur Moti
  • Lampura Lachhi
  • Shahbazpur
  • Bichpuri Range
  • North Jaspur Range
  • South Jaspur Range
  • Kanda Range
  • Dogadda Range
  • Ramnagar Range
  • Bijrani Range
  • Kosi Range

Transportation Facility[edit]

Following are the transport modes available here-

References[edit]

  1. "Demographic" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  2. "Haridwar: Tiger attacks 34-year-old van gujjar in Terai west forest division". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. "Local Demographic". indiapost.gov.in.