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Pauri
 Pauri is situated in the
northern slopes of beautiful Kandoliya Hill Ranges of middle Himalayas, at the height of
1650 meters above the sea level. Pauri became the headquarter of the district Garhwal in
1840 A.D., and the headquarter of the Garhwal Division in 1969 A.D. A panoramic view of
snow clad Himalayan peaks of Bander Pooch, Gangotri Group, Kedarnth, Chawkhamba,
Neelkanth, Hathiparvat, Nandadevi and Trisul etc. can be seen from any point of the city.
 Pauri city
is well connected by roads to all the major places within & outside the district. The
nearest railway terminus is at Kotdwar at a road distance of 108 km., and the nearest
airport is Jollygrant, a place near to Deharadun at a distance of 155 km. via Rishikesh
– Srinagar.
Area of the city is about 5 sq.
km. Total populations as per 1991 census is 20,397 with 11,560 male population and 8,837
female population. The literacy percentage of the city is 84.59. Topography of the city is
mountainous. The climate of the city is pleasant in summer, very cold in winter and heavy
rainfall in monsoon.
The main temples of the city are
Kandoliya Devta, Laxmi Narayan, Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev and Hanuman mandir. Every year, a
‘Bhandara’ is organized in the premises of the Temple of the Kandoliya Devta and
thousands of people from Pauri and near by villages participate in it. The city is blessed
with a number of picnic spots surrounded by ‘Deodar’ forests and filled with
natural beauty viz. Ransi, Kandoliya, Nag Dev, Jhandi Dhar etc. The excursions from the
city can be made to Khirsu, Adwani, Dewalgarh, Dhari Devi, Jwalpa Devi etc. Every year ‘Sharadotsav’ is celebrated
in the city since 1974, in which different culture programmes and games are organized.
List of the peaks that can be sighted from Pauri is
given below
| S.No. |
Name |
Altitude |
| 1. |
Banderpoonchh |
6316 mts |
| 2. |
Bhagirathi I,
II, III |
6856, 6512,
6454 mts. (respectively) |
| 3. |
Bharte Kunta |
6578 mts. |
| 4. |
Bhrigupanth |
6772 mts. |
| 5. |
Changbang |
6864 mts. |
| 6. |
Chaukhamba I,
II, III |
7138,7068 |
| 7. |
Gangotri I,
II, III |
6672,6590,6529
mts. |
| 8. |
Gauri Parvat |
6727 mts. |
| 9. |
Hathi Parvat |
6727 mts. |
| 10. |
Jonli |
6632 mts. |
| 11. |
Kedardome |
6831 mts. |
| 12. |
Kedarnath |
6940 mts. |
| 13. |
Kharch Kund |
6612 mts. |
| 14. |
Kirti Stambh |
6270 mts. |
| 15. |
Nanda Devi |
7817 mts. |
| 16. |
Trishuli |
7074 mts. |
Facilities: -
Accommodation: Tourist Rest house Tel: 22359, Hotel Sun & snow
Tel:22242,Hotel Himalaya Tel: 22626, Hotel
Frontier Tel:22270, Hotel Shivalik Tel: 22442, Shri Hans Dharamshala, Badri –Kedar
Dharamshala.
Supplementary Accommodation
facilities: Circuit House, Forest
Rest House, Soldier’s Board Rest House, PWD Rest House.
Restaurants: Frontier, Madhuban (Phone-23322), Chaukhamba, Relish,
Shivalik, Garhwal Sweet House.
Post office: Head Post Office Tel: 22230.
Banks: State Bank of India Tel: 22220,22875, Central Bank of India
Tel: 22261, Punjab National Bank Tel: 22344, District Co-operative Bank Tel: 22243,
Alaknanda Gramin Bank Tel: 22351.
Markets: Upper Bazar, Lower Bazar, Dhara Road, Laxmi Narayan Mandir
Marg.
Hospitals: Distt. Hospital Tel: 22425, Govt. Women’s Hospital Tel:
22232, Eye Hospital, Nautiyal Nursing Home Tel: 22361, Janta X-Ray Clinic, Rajandra
Homeo-Clinic Tel: 22368, Gusain Clinic Tel: 22007, Thapliyal Clinic, Bahuguna Clinic Tel:
22435, Pudir Dental Hospital Tel: 22585, National Dental Clinic Tel: 22832.
Medical Stores: Bharat Medical Store Tel: 22252, Dev Medical Store Tel:
22740, Himalayan Medical Store Tel: 22933, Life Line Medical Store Tel: 22824.
Education: One University Campus, One Engineering College, Seven
Intermediate Colleges, Five High schools and Thirty Junior & Primary Schools, Five
private computer training institutes. |
