Tehri Garhwal district


Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618, 931, a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south. Tehri Garhwal is a part of the Himalayas

Etymology

The name Tehri has been derived from Trihari, signifying a place that washes away the three types of sins – sins born out of Mansa, Vacha and Karmana or thought, word and deed, respectively. Garh in Hindi means fort.

History

Early

Prior to 888 AD, the region was divided into 52 garhs which were ruled by independent kings. These garhs were brought into one province by Kanakpal, the prince of Malwa. Kanakpal, on his visit to Badrinath, had met the then mightiest king Bhanu Pratap who later married his only daughter to the prince and handed over his kingdom to him. Kanakpal Singh and his descendants gradually conquered all the garhs and ruled the whole of Garhwal Kingdom for the next 915 years, up to 1803.

Garhwal Kingdom

Tehri Garhwal or the Garhwal Kingdom, was a princely state, ruled by the Parmar dynasty. Later, it became a part of the Punjab Hill States Agency of British India, which consists of the present day Tehri Garhwal District and most of the Uttarkashi district. In 1901, it had an area of about and a population of 268,885. The ruler was given the title of raja, but after 1913, he was honoured with the title of Maharaja. The ruler was entitled to salutes of 11 guns and had a privy purse of rupees 300,000. The princely state acceded to India on 1 August 1949.

Gorkha Rule

Gorkhas were expanding their kingdom. Gorkhas Started invading and occupying on other Kingdoms. In 1803, the Gorkhas invaded over Garhwal. The Gorkha army generals Subba Amar Singh, Hastidal Chautariya, Bamshah Chautariya and Ranjor Thapa commanded a huge army in the crusade against King Pradyumna Shah and his sons Kunwar Parakrama Shah and Kunwar Pritam Shah. Garhwal Army fought with the Gorkhas at Khurhbure where the Garhwal king was killed. Gradually, the Gorkhas occupied Dehradun, Saharanpur, Kangada and Shimla and later on extended their kingdom up to Kangra.
From 1787 to 1812, the Gorkhas invaded and occupied nearly 200 villages which were under the control of the East India Company. The British argued with the king but to no avail. Finally, the Gurkha War began in 1814, when an army of 8,000 under Major General Marley attacked Kathmandu. Four thousand soldiers under Major General Wood started an operation from Gorakhpur and 3,500 soldiers attempted to take over Dehradun under Major General Zileswy. Finally, the British army captured Dehradun on 30 November 1814.
The British Army then moved towards Kumaon. After a fierce battle, the Gorkha commanders Hastidal and Jayrakha were killed at Vinayathal. The war ended with the Sugauli Treaty, signed on 2 December 1815 and ratified on 4 March 1816 by Gorkha supreme commander Bamshah and thus, British rule started in the hills. The East India Company then merged Kumaon, Dehradun and east Garhwal into the British Empire while west Garhwal was given Back to Sudarshan Shah which then became known as Tehri Riyasat.

New capital

King Sudarshan Shah established his capital at Tehri town and afterwards his successors Pratap Shah, Kirti Shah and Narendra Shah established their capital at Pratap Nagar, Kirtinagar and Narendra Nagar, respectively. Their dynasty ruled over this region from 1815 to 1949. During the Quit India Movement people of this region actively worked for the independence of the country. Ultimately, when the country was declared independent in 1947, the inhabitants of Tehri Riyasat started their movement to free themselves from the clutches of the maharaja.
Due to this movement, the situation became out of his control and it was difficult for him to rule over the region. Consequently, the 60th king of Pawar Vansh, Manvendra Shah, accepted the sovereignty of the Indian government. Thus, in August 1949, Tehri Riyasat was merged into Uttar Pradesh and was given the status of a new district, the Rudraprayag district. Subsequently, on 24 February 1960, the state government separated its one tehsil which was given the status of a separate district named Uttarkashi. The former royal palace of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal at Narendra Nagar, now houses the Ananda–In the Himalayas spa, established 2000.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Tehri Garhwal one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the three districts in Uttarakhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Crops

Dry season crops include wheat, barley, masoor, Bengal and red gram, rapeseed and mustard, and pea. Wet season crops include rice, barnyard millet, finger millet, black gram, sesame and soybean. Various fruits and spices grow in the district also.

Assembly Constituencies

  1. Ghanshali
  2. Deoprayag
  3. Narendranagar
  4. Pratapnagar
  5. Tehri
  6. Dhanolti

    Administrative setup

The district of Tehri Garhwal is divided into two subdivisions: Kirti Nagar and Tehri-Pratap Nagar. It has seven tehsils, one sub-tehsil, nine blocks, two municipalities and four town area committees. The district covers 76 Nagar Panchayats and 928 gram panchayats. It has 1,847 revenue villages and 2,508 clusters.
ParticularsNumberName
Subdivisions
2
Kirti Nagar and Tehri-Pratap Nagar and Dhanolti
Tehsils
7
Deoprayag, Ghansali, Narendra Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Tehri, Jakhanidhar and Dhanolti and Kandisaur and Nainbaag
Sub-Tehsil
1
Gaja
Blocks
9
Bhilangana, Chamba, Deoprayag, Jakhanidhar, Jaunpur, Kirtinagar, Naredranagar, Pratapnagar and Thauldhar
Municipalities
4
Tehri, Narendra Nagar, Chamba and Devprayag
Town area committees
2
Kirtinagar and Muni Ki Reti

Major towns

  1. New Tehri, Uttarakhand
  2. Pratap Nagar, Uttarakhand
  3. Kanha
  4. Chamba
  5. Ghansali
  6. Chamiyala
  7. Kothiyara
  8. Deoprayag
  9. Kirtinagar
  10. Narendarnagar
  11. Odadhar
  12. Bhatwara
  13. Ghuttu
  14. Satiyala Bhilang

    Villages

BLOCK
PATTI
  1. Bhengi
  2. Pariya
  3. Sem, Ghandylki & Gadoli
  4. KolDhar
  5. Baseli
  6. Kanda
  7. Okhla
  8. Raulakot
  9. Bair Baagi
  10. Nakot
  11. Chanthi
  12. Banali
  13. Motana
  14. Chaundhar
  15. Kotga
  16. Ronia & Pathiyana
  17. Kangsali
  18. Bhainga
  19. Jangi
  20. Kyarki
  21. Godari
  22. Gairi
  23. ब्लॉक जौनपुर
  24. Sinjal
  25. Khatt
  26. Bhal
  27. Aginda
  28. Marar
  29. Than
  30. Pipola
  31. Tipri
  32. Uthad
  33. Bhatwara
  34. Thela
  35. Tharti
  36. pilkhi
  37. Baunsla
  38. Banchuri
  39. Ghanti
  40. Thapla
  41. Dwari
  42. Bhonr
  43. Malyakot
  44. Pundoli
  45. Nail Chami
  46. Badiyargaon
  47. Hulanakhal
  48. Dhamatoli
  49. Saman Gaon
  50. Balma
  51. Baggi
  52. padagali
  53. satiyala
  54. Kond
  55. Painuyala
  56. Budogi
  57. Patta
  58. Kaimsari
  59. Gyansu
  60. Navagar
  61. Kandakholi
  62. khimra
  63. Kafald
  64. Sonyaat goan
Near Gajja
  1. Khand
  2. Taila
  3. CHandelii
  4. Nakot
  5. Ghar gaon
  6. Dandali
  7. Jakholi
  8. Khola
Near Chamba
  1. Dharsal Gaon
  2. sabli
  3. kanda
  4. Pali
  5. Fakot
  6. Bhona Bagi
  7. Jhulak
  8. Goldenvillage
  9. Chopra
  10. Ramol Sari
Near Chinyali
  1. Ghon
Near Chamiyala
  1. Anuwan
  2. Khwala Bahedi
  3. ghansali
  4. sendula
  5. saransgaon
  6. chakursera
  7. gangar
  8. kemar
  9. shrikot
  10. shen
  11. sunerighad
  12. dewli
  13. badwali kumarghaw
  14. dung
  15. shenj
  16. kastal
  17. samendidhar
  18. Jakhani po lambguwan Dhanendra semwal
  19. Titrana Chond
  20. Bhadoli Near Bagwan
Near Ghuttu
  1. Satiyala
  2. Raitgaon
  3. Malla Gawana
  4. Rishidhar
  5. Kandargoan
  6. chadoli
  7. jogiyada
  8. devling
  9. Kailbagi
  10. Bhatgaun
Dogi Patti
  1. Bankatal
  2. Bhairgarh
  3. Silkani
  4. Bairai Gaon
  5. Ghigud
  6. Kakhoor
  7. Tipri
  8. Kyara
  9. Kotar
Gurukelapeer temple.
1 Binkkhal.
Maa jawalamukhi.
2 Agunda.
3 Koti.
4 Pinswad.
5 Titruna.
6 Bhishan.
7 Kot.
8 Bhigun.
9 Shonla.
10 Dalla.
11 Tingad.
12 Toli.
13 Jakhana.
14.Genwali
15.khawara
16.bhetti
17.syura
18.poni
Note. There are Some areas unknown for the world located around the budakedar
According to the 2011 census Tehri Garhwal district has a population of 618,931, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Vermont. This gives it a ranking of 520th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.93%. Tehri Garhwal has a sex ratio of 1078 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.1%.
The major first language of the district is Garhwali, accounting for 90% of the population according to the 2011 census. Hindi is widely used as a lingua franca, but is the first language of only 6% of the people. Other languages spoken include Jaunsari and Nepali.
Hindus number 596,769; Muslims 6,390 ; and Sikhs 561

Modern developments

In the 1960s, Tehri Garhwal extended much farther east than it currently does. In 1997, much of the eastern portion of Tehri Garhwal was detached and merged with portions of the Pauri Garhwal district and the Chamoli district to form the Rudraprayag district.

Notable people