Srinagar is a

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and

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Pauri Garhwal district Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is o ...

in the

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. It is located about 33 km from Pauri town, the administrative headquarters of

Uttarakhand, India Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

Geography

Srinagar is located at . at the left bank of

Alaknanda The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source ...

river. It has an average elevation of 560

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s (1,837 feet). It is the largest town in the Garhwal Hills. It is reached by national highway

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from

Rishikesh Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus, with ancient sages and saints meditat ...

, Srinagar is about 104 km from

which is the last city on the plains of

and from where the mountains start. Srinagar can also be reached via Kotdwara, from Kotdwara it takes maximum 5 hours to reach there.It is a municipal board in the Pauri district of uttarakhand which is now upgraded to Municipal Corporation recently. Srinagar from southern hill

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Srinagar had a population of 20,115. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Srinagar is the largest city in the Garhwal hills.

Geology

Srinagar city mainly rests over the Quaternary fluvial terraces of boulders and sand deposited by Alaknanda river. The hard rock under these boulder-sand terraces is the Proterozoic phyllite called ''Pauri Phyllite''. This highly fractured ''Pauri Phyllite'' of Chandpur Formation (Jaunsar Group) is separated from the quartzite and limestone of Rudraprayag Formation by the ''North Almora Thrust'' (NAT), sometimes also called Srinagar Thrust. Fractured Phyllite rock of Srinagar

History

Srinagar came into limelight after becoming the capital of ''Garhwal Kingdom''. King Ajay Pal with unifying the various chiefdoms and ''garhis'' (small counties) of this region during 1506–1512 CE founded the Garhwal kingdom and shifted the capital to Srinagar place from Chandpur Garhi. The Gorkhas defeated the Nepali king and occupied

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. This emboldened them and they turned westward and attacked Kumaon and Garhwal in 1803. Raja Pradyumna Shah of Garhwal was defeated and killed in January 1804. Srinagar was under Gorkha rule from 1806 to 1815 CE. After the Gorkhas were defeated by the British, Srinagar became a part of British Garhwal. The old Srinagar city was destroyed in the

Gohna Lake dam-burst The Durmi Lake dam-burst was a flood in the Garhwal Region of India in 1894 caused by a landslide-induced temporary lake. References {{Disasters in Uttarakhand Floods in India Landslide-dammed lakes Landslides in 1894 Dam failures in Asi ...

which destroyed all the old relics of the town. Today the town is an important cultural and educational centre. Being placed in central Garhwal at a moderate height, it is an important Valley Bazar in the hills. It has a number of temples and monuments and places for tourists to stay and visit.

Climate

Srinagar's location in a

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flanked by high mountains means the city sees large annual temperature variations. Daytime high temperatures can exceed between May and July, and the city sees the hottest summers of anywhere in the

Garhwal Himalaya The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Geology This range is also a part of Himalaya Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Major peaks ...

. On the coldest days of the year, which come mostly in December and January, the daytime high temperature sometimes does not exceed .

Education

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University(HNBGU) (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, f ...

(renamed after

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in 1989), established in 1973, is situated at Srinagar. The University has jurisdiction over seven districts of the Garhwal region. It was made a Central University in 2009 by the Central Universities Act, 2009. It has two other teaching campuses at

Pauri Pauri is a town and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Pauri is the seat of the Divisional Commissioner of the Garhwal Division. Geography Pauri is located at . It is located 1,765 meters above sea ...

and Tehri towns. It is a residential cum affiliating institution of higher learning with more than 180 affiliated colleges.

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opened in 2010. Srinagar Base Hospital Medical college with MBBS and MS courses having more than 500 students, is also situated at Srikot about 5 km from Srinagar towards

Joshimath Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet (1875 m), it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekki ...

."Srinagar Medical College"
Uttarakhand Government Medical College Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal) One ITI and one Polytechnic along with one B.Ed. college are other educational institutes in Srinagar.

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(SSB) Cadets Training Academy is also operating here for long.It is now functioning as Centralised Training Center or CTC. St. Theresa's School which is an English medium school situated near Alaknanda river. The School has been recognized by Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations since a long time. Sri Guru Ram Rai(SGRR) is another popular school in Srinagar which located near Kamleshwar Mahadev Mandir. The School has been recognized by Central Board of Secondary Education. There are many schools affiliated to CBSE,

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and UBSE Boards in the town which provide a versatile education system for all-round development. HNB Garhwal University

The literacy rate of Srinagar city is 92.03% higher than the state average of 78.82%. In Srinagar, Male literacy is around 94.22% while the female literacy rate is 89.51%

Transportation

Railways

Till date Sri-Gadwall has nearest railway stations either at Kotdwara or at Rishikesh. But A Centre-State train project is undergone to link

Char Dham The Char Dham (meaning: ''four abodes'') is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve moksha (salvation). The four Dhams are, Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is believed that ev ...

of Gadwall. After finishing of project Sri Gadwall will have three consequent railway stations. *Sri-Kedar: or Maletha-Janasu Railway station. *Sri-Nagar: or Naithana-Chauras Railway station. *Srikot: or Sueet-Dhari Railway Station.

Airways

Kot Village Droneview Proposed for Sri Gadwall Airport

An Airport is proposed by Gadwall Apadraj Dal at Kot, Uttarakhand. Kot is suitable for

Sri Gadwall Airport Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese ...

. It is demanded to enhance Char dham Tourism. Although current regime of BJP is not interested in it, but Gadwall Apadraj Dal is constantly supporting this project.It also provisioned to have a multi-lane fast track roadway and railway line from Srinagar to Kot for the ease to reach Airport.

Politics

Governing Body

Srinagar is administered through a

Sri Gadwall. It is the 9th municipal corporation in Uttarakhand, 1st in hill region of Uttarakhand, 1st in Garhwal and Kumaon, and 1st in Pauri Garhwal district.

Sri Gadwall District(Proposed)

There is silent demand for making a separate district by carving Srinagar Tehsil of Pauri Garhwal District and Devaprayag Tehsil of Tehri Garhwal District, head quartered at Sri Gadwall (Srinagar-Kirtinagar Metrocity). If the proposed district is made. Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal and Rudraprayag will be the adjoining districts of Sri Gadwall district.

Tourism

Religious Tourism

References

External links

Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand Himalayas

{{Uttarakhand Former capital cities in India Cities and towns in Pauri Garhwal district Uttarakhand