Nanakmatta

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Nanakmatta
town
Nanakmatta Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Nanakmatta Nanakmatta (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28°56′26″N 79°48′44″E / 28.94056°N 79.81222°E / 28.94056; 79.81222
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Udham Singh Nagar
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Nanakmatta Nagar Panchayat
Area
• Total	5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,470 approx
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	262311
Telephone code	05948
Vehicle registration	UK 06
Website	uk.gov.in

Nanakmatta is a historical town named after the Sikh pilgrimage site, Gurdwara Nanak Mata Sahib, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Sikh tradition records that the site was once called Gorakhmata, a centre of Siddh-jogis named after the founder of their order, Gorakhnath, at the distance of 30 miles from Reetha sahib. In the Siddh-Gost in Guru Granth Sahib, the story of Guru Nanak ji on his first udasi is told, wherein he had a long discourse with siddhas on matters of religion and metaphysics. Tradition says that the place was renamed Nanakmatta to perpetuate the memory of Guru's visit.^[1] The town is associated with Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Hargobind.

It is situated on the bank of Deoha stream, which has since been dammed into a reservoir named Nanak Sagar. The Gurudwara is located 15 kilometres west of Khatima Railway Station on road to Tanakpur. The holy shrine is near the town of Sitarganj.^[2] It is one of three Sikh Holy places in the state, with others being Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib and Gurudwara Reetha Sahib.^[3]

It is also an Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency within the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).