11 Facts About Kumaon division

Kumaon division'storically known as Manaskhand and then Kurmanchal, the Kumaon region has been ruled by several Hindu dynasties over the course of history; most notably the Katyuris and the Chands.

The Kumaon division was established in 1816, when the British reclaimed this region from the Gorkhas, who had annexed the erstwhile Kingdom of Kumaon in 1790.

Kumaon division is home to a famous Indian Army regiment, the Kumaon division Regiment.

Kumaon division is believed to have been derived from Kurmanchal, meaning the land of the Kurmavatar.

The rest of Kumaon division is a maze of mountains, part of the Himalaya range, some of which are among the loftiest known.

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Kumaon division continued to call his state Kurmanchal and established its capital in Champawat in Kali Kumaon called so, due to its vicinity to river Kali.

Kumaon division built the famous Bhimeshwara Mahadev Temple at Bhimtal.

In 1815 the Kumaon division region was joined with the eastern half of the Garhwal region as a chief-commissionership on the non-regulation system, known as the Kumaon division Province.

Kumaon division has the state's most commercial, economic and industrial activities specially in Bhabar and Terai regions.

The higher mountains in the north of Kumaon division are home to the Sino-Tibetan Byangsi, Chaudangsi, Darmiya, Raji, Rawat and Rangas.

Community radio station Kumaon division Vani has been broadcasting over the region since 2010.