Dhumakot

{{short description|Municipality in Uttarakhand, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Dhumakot

| pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand

| coordinates = {{coord|29.753|79.010|display=inline, title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| native_name_lang = gbm

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India

| pushpin_label_position = right

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Uttarakhand

| subdivision_name2 = Pauri Garhwal

| established_title =

| unit_pref = Metric

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 246275

| registration_plate = UK-12

| website = {{URL|pauri.gov.in}}

| demographics1_info1 = Garhwali, Hindi

}}

Dhumakot is a tehsil, or administrative division, located in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.{{cite web|url=https://pauri.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Tehsil | District Pauri Garhwal, Government of Uttarakhand | India |publisher=Pauri.nic.in |date=2022-12-27 |accessdate=2022-12-31}} It is bordered by the tehsils of Lansdowne, Kotdwar, Thalisain and Bironkhal. It is also bordered by the districts Almora and Nainital of Kumaun.{{cite web|url=https://bugyalvalley.com/uttarakhand-map/pauri-garhwal-map/|title=Pauri Garhwal Map|date=22 November 2019}}

The tehsil is divided into several revenue villages, and the main languages spoken in the tehsil are Hindi and Garhwali. Previously, it was an assembly constituency{{cite web|url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/display/137-dhumakot-bye-election |title=Dhumakot Bye-Election: Chief Electoral Officer , Uttarakhand, India |publisher=Ceo.uk.gov.in |date=2011-04-29 |accessdate=2022-12-31}} 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.https://election.uk.gov.in/pdf_roll/PollingStation/PS-2020/40.pdf

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.{{cite web|url=https://gdcnainidanda.ac.in/|title=Government Degree College Nainidanda, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarkhand|website=gdcnainidanda.ac.in}}

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