Pauri
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Pauri is a city and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the India
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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...

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Geography

Pauri is located at 30.15°N 78.78°E. It has an average elevation of 1,379 metres (4,524 feet).

Climate

The region has a sub-temperate to temperate climate, which remains pleasant throughout the year.The climate of Pauri is very cold in winter and pleasant in summer. In rainy season the climate is very cool & full of greeneries.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Pauri had a population of 24,742. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pauri has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Pauri, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The language most commonly used in Pauri Garhwal is Garhwali.

Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College

Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College
Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College
Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College is an autonomous institution for higher technical education run by the state government of Uttarakhand, India. It was created in 1989 to honour the Indian freedom fighter Padma Shri. Govind Ballabh Pant.The college is located in the Garhwal Himalayas, at a...

 (GBPEC) is an autonomous State Government Higher Technical Institution. It was created in 1989 to honour the great Indian Freedom Fighter Padma Shri, Govind Ballabh Pant
Govind Ballabh Pant
Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant was a statesman of India, an Indian independence activist, and one of the foremost political leaders from Uttarakhand and of the movement to establish Hindi as the official language of India.-Early life:Govind Ballabh Pant was born on September 10, 1887 in...

. The institute is located in serenity and purity of the Garhwal Himalayas, at a height of 1800m (approx 7000 ft.) above Sea Level and overlooks the Great Himalayan Range on its East flank. The college offers courses like Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology and Master of Computer Applications. The college offers Mechanical Engineering,Electronics & Communication Engineering,Electrical Engineering,Computer Science & Engineering,Civil Engineering,Production Engineering and Biotechnology(from 2010).

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Government University

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University is a public university located at Srinagar town in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, the university is residential cum affiliating with jurisdiction over Garhwal district of the region...

(H.N.B Garhwal University) is a public university located at Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. Named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, the University is residential cum affiliating in nature, with jurisdiction over Garhwal district of the region. The University is situated at 300 13' N /780 46' E in Pauri District of Garhwal region of Uttaranchal at 30°09′N 78°47′E

NIT Uttarakhand

NIT Pauri The National Institute of Technology , is an engineering, science, technology and management school system ,an autonomous universities located Pauri. S, the Indian government declared these schools as Institutes of National Importance at par with the Indian Institutes of Technology.

Tourism

Pauri provides a panoramic view of the snow covered Himalayan peaks of Nandadevi & Trisul, Gangotri Group, Thalaiya-Sagar, Neelkanth, Bandar Poonch, Swarga-Rohini, Kedarnath, Kharcha Kund, Satopanth, Chaukhamba, Ghoriparvat, Hathiparvat, Sumeru etc.Town is blessed to have number of ancient temples such as Kandoliya, Kyunkaleswar Mahadeva, Nagdev, Hanumaan Mandir, Lakshmi-Narayan Mandir etc. Religious gatherings are held in the temples annually. Devotees from all over the town and nearby villages come to offer their prayers. The errand across Kandoliya-Tekka stretch along evergreen deodar trees is worth walking.
The Dhara road, Upper Bazaar road and Lower Bazaar add charm to the town.

External links

  • Pauri, Official website
  • Pauri at wikimapia
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