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Transport Network
The whole district, within and from without is conveniently
well connected by all weather motorable roads and is served by public and private sector
transport companies like K.M.O.U. Ltd. The principal road
links to the district from the railway terminals atTanakpur
and Kathgodam are Tanakpur-
Pithoragarh and Haldwani-Pithoragarh mettled roads with
buses, jeep and other light vehicles regularly in service everyday.
There are yet a few
remote areas of the district possessing the wild romantic beauty of
their own which an adventurer would love to explore
and feel. The difficult
mountainous terrain of these areas would not permit traffic of any
kind except the traditional modes of Yak, Horses, mules and
sheep which carry
people and head load in a manner which provides
the pleasure of novelty to a city-bred. The airstrip at Naini
Saini at Pithoragarh is an answer
| to a long felt need in favour of easy accessibility to this district possessing remarkable tourism potential. Many adventures & expeditions to the distant locations of untrodden beauty did not materialize due to awe of the travel sickness associated with a long journey through serpentine hill roads. An
overview of the available transport
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 Naini Saini Air Strip |
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Air : Local airport situated at Naini Saini some 5
Km away from Pithoragarh town. Nearest commencing Rail : Nearest railway terminals are : Tanakpur in Champawat district
connected with Pithoragarh by 151 Km long motor route via Champawat |
Road :
Below is given a list of direct motor road links to Pithoragarh from various important stations :
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| Agra via Kasganj | 492 Km |
| Almora via Daniya | 120 Km |
| Bareilly via Tanakpur | 251 Km |
| Dehradun via Tanakpur | 538 Km |
| Delhi via Tanakpur | 503 Km |
| Gwaldam via Berinag | 206 Km |
| Haldwani via Almora | 218 Km |
| Moradabad via Khatima | 329 Km |
| Nainital via Almora | 188 Km |
| Pilibhit via Tanakpur | 215 Km |
The details of the roads and communication facilities available in the district are as follows :
| 1. | Total length of motorable roads | 1078 Km |
| 2. | Total length of non-motorable roads | 141 Km |
| 3. | Total length of kuccha roads | 632 Km |
| 4. | No. of inhibited villages connected by all weather Pucca road | |
| a. No. of villages falling within 1 Km of Pucca road | 657 Km | |
| b. No. of villages falling with 1 to 3 Km of Pucca road | 192 Km | |
| c. No. of villages falling with 3 to 5 Km of Pucca road | 222 Km | |
| d. No. of villages falling beyond 5 Km of Pucca road | 489 Km | |
| Total | 1560 Km |
There are 320 post offices and 9 telegraph offices which cover all the villages of the
district. Besides that there are 204 P.C.O.s and 6337 telephone
connections in the town.
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