About Champawat
76 kms. from Pithoragarh headquarters, Champawat is situated 1615 meters. above sea level. Champawat, once the capital of the rulers of the Chand dynasty, is famous for its natural beauty and well known temples. The ancient fort, now houses headquarters of the Tehsil office. A historical spot, Champawat has many well known temples of high artistic value. The Baleshwar temple is the noted attraction of Champawat. The Nagnath temple at Champawat is also an excellent example of ancient architecture of Kumaon. 4 - 5 kms. from Champawat is the 'Ek Hathiya Ka Naula', which is said to have been constructed in just one night by the one handed artisan. The story of Golla Devta is also associated with Gorilla Chaur of Champawat. It was in Champawat that Lord Vishnu is said to have appeared as 'Kurma avatar' (incarnation as tortoise). This hill is also known as Mt. Kandev. There is a small fort at Champawat. Jim Corbett had come to this region in the first decade of the twentieth century in order to hunt for man eating tigers.
76 kms. from Pithoragarh headquarters, Champawat is situated 1615 meters. above sea level. Champawat, once the capital of the rulers of the Chand dynasty, is famous for its natural beauty and well known temples. The ancient fort, now houses headquarters of the Tehsil office. A historical spot, Champawat has many well known temples of high artistic value. The Baleshwar temple is the noted attraction of Champawat. The Nagnath temple at Champawat is also an excellent example of ancient architecture of Kumaon. 4 - 5 kms. from Champawat is the 'Ek Hathiya Ka Naula', which is said to have been constructed in just one night by the one handed artisan. The story of Golla Devta is also associated with Gorilla Chaur of Champawat. It was in Champawat that Lord Vishnu is said to have appeared as 'Kurma avatar' (incarnation as tortoise). This hill is also known as Mt. Kandev. There is a small fort at Champawat. Jim Corbett had come to this region in the first decade of the twentieth century in order to hunt for man eating tigers.
Reaching Champawat By Air
Champawat does not have an airport, and the nearest airport is Dehradun, at a distance of 224 kms from Champawat. Dehradun is connected to 1 other Indian cities. The airlines servicing Dehradun are Air India, Air India-IC, Go Air, Go Business, IndiGo, Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Red, Kingfisher and SpiceJet.
Reaching Champawat By Train
Champawat does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Kathgodam, at a distance of 57 kms from Champawat.
Reaching Champawat by Bus
Champawat is well connected by road to Nainital (233 km), Haldwani (193 km), Tanakpur (75 km), Pithoragarh (74 km) and other places in the Kumaon and Garhwal region. The distance from New Delhi to Champawat is 430 km and drive from New Delhi to Champawat takes about 8 hours by car. From New Delhi, take NH 24 via Hapur, Moradabad till Rampur. At Rampur turn left for NH 87 and move towards Bilaspur. Continue on NH 87 till you reach Rudrapur. At Rudrapur, turn right on NH 74 and cross Kichha and continue towards Khatima. At Khatima take left for NH 125 for Banbasa till you cross Sukhidhang and Chalthi till you reach Champawat.
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