| Barechhina Sheel | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 29.38°N 79.44°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Almora |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1646 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi & english |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 263624 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-5962 |
| Registration Plate: | UK-01 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Alpine (BSh) and Humid subtropical(Bsh) (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 28°C-2°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 28°C12°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 15°C-2°C |
Barechhina is an Indian 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 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 29.6422°N 79.7475°W