Jalali, Uttarakhand
Jalali is a small town situated in Almora district, in the state of Uttarakhand in India. It is situated on the Ranikhet-Masi road, 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Ranikhet. It has a calm and cool natural environment.
Demographics
- Town name: Jalali
- District: Almora
- Tehsil: Dwarahat
- Number of households: 76
- Total population: 359
- Male population: 152
- Female population: 207
- Sex ratio: 1362 females per 1000 males
- Literacy rate: 80.18%
- Male literacy rate: 93.84%
- Female literacy rate: 70.74%
Places to see
Barakham
Barakham is around 6 km from Jalali. The place was having 12 pillers, that's why it is called barha+Kham= barakham, but as of now it have only 11 pillers, there is a story behind loss of one piller.
Itleshwar
This is a very old temple consisting of a large Shiv-Ling. The temple is situated up the hill; a river flows below it. Some vessels from the Mahabharta era have been discovered near the temple. A special gathering of people is observed on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. many villagers of village chandpur and simlchora are shifted there.
Billeshwar Mahadev
This is another holy place in Jalali. A famous Shiv temple is situated here in Talli Jalali. The style of the construction of this temple resembles the Shiv temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The main mahant (chief priest) of this temple is Baba gandhrav giri and jagdish giri
Devpura
This village is 1 km away from Jalali.
Educational institutes
- G.I.C. Jalali is a government intermediate college. Mr. Dan singh negi is the present principal of the school. This school is widely known for meritorious students. One of the student of this school was awarded gold medal by the honorable chief minister of Uttarakhand /
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir Jalali is a school run by the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS).Mr. Jagdish tiwari is present principal of the school It provides education intermingled with cultural values to the students from lower primary to 8th standard.
Coordinates: 27°52′N 78°16′E / 27.867°N 78.267°E