Garkha

Garkha is the Himalayan fertile and lush green mountain country in front of Askot region of Uttarakhand state of India in the Pithoragarh district .

In this place many villages lies between Dhanlek peak and Bagarihat and the plains of Titari on the left bank of river Kali on one at lower side.

Once ruled by Rajbar of Askot and this place was long under the Gorkha Kings of Nepal.

The main villages of the region are Ogla, Singli, Jethigaun, Mailmuna, Sunakot, Digara, Udma, Barakot, Majhera, Agaon, Pantgaon, Naret, Ojhagaon, Bhulkhet, Bhagichaura-Town of Garkha (in Dangti Gram Sabha), Dangti, Dungara, Dokuna, Pasma, Bagadihat, Titari and Chausala.

This region is scenically majestic with the view of Panchchuli, Chhiplakot and Annapurna peaks of Himalaya.

Askot Kali River Valley