Jalali (Uttarakhand)

Jalali is a small town situated in Almora district, in the state of Uttarakhand in India. It is situated on the Ranikhet-Masi road, 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Ranikhet. It has a calm and cool natural environment.

1 Demographics
2 Places to see
- 2.1 Itleshwar
- 2.2 Billeshwar Mahadev
3 Educational institutes

Demographics

Town name: Jalali
District: Almora
Tehsil: Ranikhet
Number of households: 76
Total population: 359
Male population: 152
Female population: 207
Sex ratio: 1362 females per 1000 males
Literacy rate: 80.18%
Male literacy rate: 93.84%
Female literacy rate: 70.74%

Places to see

Itleshwar

This is a very old temple consisting of a large Shiv-Ling. The temple is situated up the hill; a river flows below it. Some vessels from the Mahabharta era have been discovered near the temple. A special gathering of people is observed on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

Billeshwar Mahadev

This is another holy place in Jalali. A famous Shiv temple is situated here in Talli Jalali. The style of the construction of this temple resembles the Shiv temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The main mahant (chief priest) of this temple is Baba Girish Giri Ji Maharaj.

Educational institutes

G.I.C. Jalali is a government intermediate college. Mr. Paliwal is the present principal of the school. This school is widely known for meritorious students. One of the student of this school was awarded gold medal by the honorable chief minister of Uttarakhand.

Saraswati Shishu Mandir Jalali is a school run by the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS). It provides education intermingled with cultural values to the students from lower primary to 8th standard.