What is "banghat"

During British time Banghat was one of the important place between Dugadda and Pauri Garhwal. It had a dak bungalow. It is the centre place for nearby villages like Bunga, Seela, Bilkhet. It is main Junction between District headquarters (Pauri) and Main Mandi Duggada before the existence of Kotdwara as a business hub. It was having Jhula Pul (Bridge) to connect Langoor patti and Maniyar Patti before the construction of New Iron Bridge. PWD used to collect toll text for the bridge. Recently people agitated against to Toll text and in 2012 government scrape the toll text.

Banghat is small town which is very close to Satpuli. The place is located in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in India. It is uniquely identified by its bridge, which is one of the oldest in that part of Pauri. Near banghat a village kaleth is there in this village krishan kumar panchuri stayed for long time.

Category:Cities and towns in Pauri Garhwal district