Pauri Garhwal District : Places to Vist and Things to do in Pauri Garhwal District

Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The district headquarters is located in Pauri city. It comes under the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand. Pauri Garhwal district is known for the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, natural valleys, rivers and its dense forests.




Area

The district is located in Pauri Garhwal, the Gangetic plain and the northern Himalayas. Pauri Garhwal district is spread over an area of ​​5,230 square kilometers. The district shares its borders with Pauri Garhwal Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Almora, Nainital and Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. The district is divided into nine tehsils i.e. Pauri, Lansdowne, Kotdwar, Thalisain, Dhumakot, Srinagar, Satpuli, Chakisain and Chaubattakhal.


Constituency

It comes under the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. The assembly constituencies of the district are Yamkeshwar, Pauri, Srinagar, Chautakhal, Lansdowne and Kotdwar.


Population

As per the 2011 census, Pauri Garhwal district had a population of 6, 87,271. Pauri Garhwal district has a sex ratio of 1103 females for every 1000 males. The major first language of the district is Garhwali, Nepali and Kumaoni are also spoken by some.

Economy

The economy of the district depended mainly on agriculture. Rice, wheat, barley, maize, mandua, lentils and oilseeds are cultivated here. Some large and small industrial units have been set up around Kotdwar.


Education

The literacy rate of the district is 82.02%. Pauri, Kotdwar, Lansdowne and Srinagar are major centers of education in the district. Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Medical College, and National Institute of Technology, Srinagar etc. are the major educational institutes of the district.

Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College

Attraction

There are many tourist places in the Pauri Garhwal district which attract tourists. Pauri Garhwal district attracts people through its environment, valleys and mountain peaks and natural features. There are many temples of mythological importance in the district. Khirsu, Chaukhamba View Point, Kandolia Devta Temple, Nagaraja Temple, Jwalapa Devi Temple, Shoyana Shikhar Ashram, Tarakeswar Mahadev, Ekeshwar Mahadev, Bineshwar Mahadev Temple, Tarakund, Nadabudh Bhairav ​​Temple are the major attractions of the district.

Khirsu

Best time to visit Pauri

The best time to visit Pauri is from March- June and September-October.

How to reach

The most common mode of transport in the district is by bus or taxi. The nearest airport to the district is Jolly Grant Airport, near the state capital Dehradun, about 155 km from Pauri Sahar and 120 km from Kotdwar Sahar. 


Kotdwar railway station is the main railway station in the district. Pauri is well connected via road to Dehradun, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kotdwar and other cities in the region.

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