Barechhina is a village in Almora district, Uttarakhand, 18 km from the district headquarters, the city of Almora. .[1] It lies on highway from Almora-Barechhina-Dhaulchina-Sheraghat-RaiAgar-Berinag-Chaukori-Thal-Tejam to Munsiyari.
Barechhina Sheel | |
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village | |
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Coordinates: 29.38°N 79.44°E / 29.38; 79.44 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Almora |
Elevation | 1,646 m (5,400 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi & english |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 263624 |
Telephone code | 91-5962 |
Vehicle registration | UK-01 |
Climate | Alpine (BSh) and Humid subtropical(Bsh) (Köppen) |
Avg. annual temperature | 28 – −2 °C (82–28 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 28–12 °C (82–54 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 15 – −2 °C (59–28 °F) |
Website | almora |
Barechhina is also noted for its two pre-historic painted rock shelters, at 'Lakhudiyar', which literally means 'one lakh caves',[2] on the banks of Suyal river, it has with paintings of animals, humans and also tectiforms done with fingers in black, red and white colours,[3][4] and engravings of trishul and Swastika.[5]
These images have now become a tourist attraction as well [6] It is also the site for archaeological rock engravings being studied by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi.[7]
,[8][9] a Govt girls inter college. Some private schools also performing well like maharshi vidhya mandir. A newly opened HP petrol pump is fully operational in barechhina and you can have a pure veg meal round the clock at jai guru hotel near Bhatt sports with lodging facility at very reasonable price.
Barechhina is situated at 29°38′32″N 79°44′51″E