Tehri
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Tehri is a city and a municipal board
in Tehri Garhwal District
in the India
n state
of Uttarakhand
. It is the administrative seat of Tehri Garhwal District
.
and Bhilangna
rivers, the site of the Tehri dam
. In the eighteenth century the ships of the East India Company
would call at the port city of Tehri. The town of Tehri was evacuated to make space for the Tehri dam
, and the population has been shifted to the town of New Tehri. The town is famous as the site of protests against the dam by Sundarlal Bahuguna
and his followers during the Chipko movement
.
Tehri was the capital of the princely state
of Tehri Garhwal (Garhwal Kingdom
) in British India, which had an area of 4180 square miles (10,826.2 km²), and a population of 268,885 in 1901. It adjoined the district of Garhwal
, and its topographical features are similar. It contained the sources of both the Ganges and the Yamuna
, which are visited by thousands of Hindu
pilgrims. The location of Tehri Dam, which is Asia's largest man made lake, has totally submerged the old tehri town and now headquarter of tehri district is known as New Tehri. This lake is 260 metters deep and having potential to produce 2400 MW electricity along with great importance for North India
which provide grate volume of water for cultivation and for daily use. this lake is now becoming a great tourist destination in fact view from New Tehri of this lake is spectacular.
India census
, Tehri had a population of 25,425. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Tehri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
List Of All Tourist Places Is Given Below.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal is one of the largest districts in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 604,747 , a 16.15% increase over the previous decade...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
. It is the administrative seat of Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal is one of the largest districts in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 604,747 , a 16.15% increase over the previous decade...
.
History
The old town of Tehri lies at the confluence of the BhagirathiBhagirathi River
The Bhāgīrathī is a turbulent Himalayan river in the state of Uttarakhand, India, that is the source stream of the Ganges—the major river of the Gangetic plain of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.-Etymology:...
and Bhilangna
Bhilangna River
Bhilangna River is a Himalayan river in Uttarakhand, India, which is the major tributary of the Bhagirathi river, the source stream of the Ganges River of India....
rivers, the site of the Tehri dam
Tehri dam
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex...
. In the eighteenth century the ships of the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
would call at the port city of Tehri. The town of Tehri was evacuated to make space for the Tehri dam
Tehri dam
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex...
, and the population has been shifted to the town of New Tehri. The town is famous as the site of protests against the dam by Sundarlal Bahuguna
Sundarlal Bahuguna
Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha. His actual family name is Bandyopadhyay a common family name for Bengali Brahmin. About 800 years ago, three men from a Bandyopadhyay family...
and his followers during the Chipko movement
Chipko movement
The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan is a social-ecological movement that practised the Gandhian methods of satyagraha and non-violent resistance, through the act of hugging trees to protect them from being felled...
.
Tehri was the capital of the princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of Tehri Garhwal (Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
) in British India, which had an area of 4180 square miles (10,826.2 km²), and a population of 268,885 in 1901. It adjoined the district of Garhwal
Garhwal District
Garhwal lies in the northern region of India. It is a part of the state Uttrakhand and is bounded on four sides by Tibet , Uttar Pradesh, Kumaon region and Himachal Pradesh....
, and its topographical features are similar. It contained the sources of both the Ganges and the Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
, which are visited by thousands of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
pilgrims. The location of Tehri Dam, which is Asia's largest man made lake, has totally submerged the old tehri town and now headquarter of tehri district is known as New Tehri. This lake is 260 metters deep and having potential to produce 2400 MW electricity along with great importance for North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
which provide grate volume of water for cultivation and for daily use. this lake is now becoming a great tourist destination in fact view from New Tehri of this lake is spectacular.
Demographics
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Tehri had a population of 25,425. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Tehri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tourist Places
Tehri district has lot of option for tourists to spend their leisure. This division contains lot of options for tourism and has lot of religious places. Most visited places of Tehri are Devi koonjapuri temple and chandrabadni and Tracking route of Mahasar taal , Sehstra taal and Khatling glacier is very much popular amongst foreigner tourists and are being developed. Some areas of tehri are viewable but neglected by Uttrakhand Government such places are Panwali Kantha,Belhbagi Bugyal and Khait parvat ,here no attention is given by government but these places have potential to attract tourists for mountaineering.New district headquarter New Tehri can be looked as a future tourist spot here view of spectacular tehri lake can be viewed.List Of All Tourist Places Is Given Below.
| Tourist Spot | Height From Sea Level in Meters | Nearby Town | Tracking route(Distance from road) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanatal | 2590 | Kaddukhal | 9 K.M |
| Chandravadni | 2756 | Devparyag | 1.5 K.M |
| Koonjapuri | 1645 | Narendra Nagar Narendra Nagar Narendra Nagar is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:Narendra Nagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,326 metres .-Demographics:... |
200 Meters |
| Panwali Kantha | 3963 | Ghuttu | 15 K.M |
| Khatling Glacier | 3717 | Ghuttu | 45 K.M |
| Sehstra Taal | 4572 | Ghuttu,Reeh | 32 K.M |
| Khait Parvat | 3030 | Ghansali Ghansali Ghansali is a small town situated at a distance of 36 K.M form New Tehri and is an important market for adjacent areas. This small town is situated at bank of Bal Ganga and Bhilangana River and also a confluence point of these two river at the height of 976 Meters from sea... ,Ghonti |
8.5 K.M |
| Surkanda Devi | 2757 | Dhanaulti | 1.5 K.M |
| Maithiyana Devi | 2500 | Tilwara,Bhardar | 9 K.M |