Kichha

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?Kichha Uttarakhand • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Udham Singh Nagar
Population	30,517 (2001)

Kichha is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

There are many villages within Kichha, such as Manmohan Farm, Govind Nagar Deoria, Badoda, Chinki, Bandia, Sirauli Shantipuri, Khurpia Farm, Aazadpur, Lalpur, and Maharajpur.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India `census^[1], Kichha, a small town previously in Nainital district, had a population of 30,517. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kichha has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 49%. In Kichha, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindus form 65% of the population, muslims 35%. The Baniyas, Sikhs ,Punjabi and some bengali labourers form the Hindu Population. The Malik's Arain,Khan, Qureshi, and Ansari formed the Muslim Population. Punjabi and Maliks are Mostly Prosperous and educated . Kichha has a Degree college for girls and a govt Inter College for Boys. Kichha has a very good village gidhpuri, there are a lot of sindi people doing papad business.

Recently Tension Prevailed in the City due to marriage of a Muslim Boy Anees Malik with a Sikh girl , Mandeep Kaur alias Seema. The Court Ordered in favour of Couple Who had Shown on a T.V Channel.

The Kichha also become tense after Victory of Indian Cricket Team in T20 World cup when Some Miscreants tried to fuel the Communal tension in the City .They set ablaze many shops and Vehicles of Each other [1] Coordinates: 28°55′N, 79°30′E