The beautiful Tehri Garhwal was once the centre place of ecomomic activities and politics during the time of the King Of Garhwal.
Today the district is in the limelight because of the controversial "Tehri Dam Project".
The headqurter of tehri is situated in New Tehri , which is a newly well planned town.
Four major rivers ,Bhagirathi Bhilangna, Alaknanda, Ganga and Yamuna flows through the district. Tehri's immediate neighbouring district are Dehradun, Pauri , Uttarkashi , Chamoli and Rudraprayag.
Gautam Rishi's Temple
The temple is situated at a distance of 8 Kms. from Tehri on the way to Dehradun-Saharanpur Road.As this place is associated with the saga Gautam it has a great religious significance among the devotees.It is said that a holy dip in the Ashram's "sarovar" is equal to the dip in the holy river "Ganga ".
Every year thousands of devotees visit the temple in the month of April and October, when a big fair takes place here.
Chandrabadni Mela
This mela(Fair) is held every year in the month of April to Sep. last at the Ashram of Rishi (saga)Gautam.An epic tale is associated with place therefor it has a great religious importance among the devotees.
Every year thousand of pilgrims throng to this place for the holy dip in the sacred "sarovar" .
it is said that a dip in this sarovar has the same significance as a dip in the holy river Ganga.
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Rishikesh and Dehradun, well connected with Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi , Amritsar, Howrah, Bombay, Morabad, Nainital etc. |
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Nearest airpoint |
Jolly Grant,at a distance of 100 Kms. |
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Tehri is well connected with Dehradun , Massoorie,Rishikesh and town and have an excelent bus service. |
Kempty Fall
The famous Kempty fall is situated at a distance of about 15 Kms. from the hill station Mussoorie on the way to Yamunotri
This famous , fascinating and the beautiful water fall is located in a beautiful valley .This tourist place attracts thousands of tourist every year from all over India and Abroad.A must visiting place for tourists.
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N.G.O.
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For General tourist information please contact
Regional Tourist Officer,
Mall Road, Almora,Uttaranchal, India - 263 601.
Contact No. 91-5962-30180
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Circuit House |
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Zila Panchayat Dak Bungalow |
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General Information Of Tehri:-
Total Area: 4421 sq. kms.
Total Population: 5,20,214
Altitude: 1550 Mts. to 1950 Mts. (Above the sea level)
Temperature:-
23-28 Degree in Summer
03-10 Degree in Winter
Clothing :
Summer- Cottons/ light woolens (some times)
Winter - Heavy Coolness
Languages : Hindi, English and Garhwali.
Totla Literate - 2,04,505
Total Villeges - 1827
No. of Tehsils - 5
Blocks No - 9
Nyaya Panchayat - 76
Gram Sabha - 762
Nagar Palika Parishad - 2
Nagar Panchayat - 4
Police Station - 6
Post Office - 305