Tehri Garhwal District

Population: 616,409 (2011)

State: Uttarakhand

Language: Hindi, Kumaoni, Garhiwali

Headquarters: Tehri

 

Area: 4085 square kilometers

Density of Population: 169 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 75.10 % - Male: 89.91 %, Female: 61.77 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:1078

 

Boundaries of Tehri Garhwal District

 

North: Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand

South: Pauri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand

East: Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand

West: Dehradun District, Uttarakhand

 

Tehri Garhwal District Average Rainfall: 842.2 mm 

Tehri Garhwal District Average Temperature in Summer: 29.53 deg C 

Tehri Garhwal District Average Temperature in Winter: 12.24 deg C 

 

TEHRI GARHWAL DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Bhagirathi, Bhilganga, Alaknanda, Balganga

Sub Divisions: Kirtinagar, Tehri, Pratap Nagar 

Tehsils: Deoprayag, Ghansali, Narendra Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Tehri, Jardhar Gaon, Dhanaulti

Blocks: Budhogi, Chamba, Devparyag, Jakhanidhar, Janupur, Kirtinagar, Narendra Nagar, Pratapnagar, Tehri Garhwal 

Assembly Constituencies: Ghanshali, Dhanolti, Pratapnagar, Tehri, Deoprayag, Narendra Nagar

Lakes: Apsara, Sahastradhara

 

Tehri Garhwal District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Narendra Nagar

2. Chandrabadani

3. Kemti Fall

4. Nagtibba

5. Old Tehri

6. Sem-mukhem

7. Chamba

8. Dhanolti

9. kunjapuri

10. Buda Kedar

11. Devprayag

12. Khatling Glacier

13. New Tehri

14. Surkanda Devi

 

Tehri Garhwal District Facts: This is one of the three most backward districts of Uttarakhand that is receiving funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, rice, tea, maize, barley, tobacco, apples, pear, lime, plum, mango, papaya, potato, onion, peas

 

Major Industries: Flour mill, printing, soap manufacturing, steel furniture, glass industry

 

Mineral Resources: Magnesite, limestone, dolomite, tin, phosphate, marble

 

What is Tehri Garhwal District Famous For: Horticultural products

 

Famous People From Tehri Garhwal District: Madhan Mohan Lakhera, Ramesh Pokhriyal

 

Tehri Garhwal District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Tehri Garhwal District