New Tehri
City in Uttarakhand, India
New Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District. New Tehri's urban municipality area has 9 wards.
Mohan Singh Rawat is the current chairperson of Nagar Palika Tehri. He won as an independent. Tehri is represented by the Tehri assembly seat of Uttarakhand and the Tehri Lok Sabha seat of India, which are represented by Kishore Upadhyaya (Bhartiya Janta Party) and Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (Bhartiya Janta Party) respectively.
01History
The old town of Tehri sat at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangna rivers. It was formerly known as Ganeshprayag. It adjoined the district of Garhwal, and its topographical features were similar. It contained the sources of both the Ganges and the Yamuna, which are visited by thousands of Hindu pilgrims.
Construction of the Tehri Dam totally submerged the old town of Tehri, and the population was shifted to the town of New Tehri.
The town is famous for being the site of the protests against the dam by Sundarlal Bahuguna and his followers during the Chipko movement.
02Climate
| Climate data for Tehri (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
41.0 (105.8) |
42.5 (108.5) |
43.8 (110.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
43.8 (110.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 50.9 (2.00) |
82.9 (3.26) |
60.1 (2.37) |
45.1 (1.78) |
54.6 (2.15) |
119.8 (4.72) |
271.5 (10.69) |
226.5 (8.92) |
117.1 (4.61) |
19.6 (0.77) |
6.2 (0.24) |
19.8 (0.78) |
1,074 (42.28) |
| Average rainy days | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 61.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 57 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 55 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
03Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Tehri had a population of 24,014. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. The total literacy rate of Tehri was 90.55% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 19,496 literates, males were 11,260 while females were 8,236. Also the male literacy rate was 95.28% and the female literacy rate was 84.79% in Tehri.. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
04Notable sites
A notable temple in the town is Chandrabadani Devi. The Khatling Glacier is close by.
| Notable sites | Sea Level in Meters | Nearby Town | Tracking Route (distance from road) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandravadni | 2756 | Devprayag | 1.5 km |
| Kanatal | 2590 | Kaddukhal | 9 km |
| Khait Parvat | 3030 | Ghansali, Ghonti | 8.5 km |
| Khatling Glacier | 3717 | Ghuttu | 45 km |
| Dobra Chanti Bridge | 850 | Dobra | 250 meter |
| Kunjapuri | 1645 | Narendra Nagar | 200 meters |
| Maithiyana Devi | 2500 | Tilwara, Bhardar | 9 km |
| Panwali Kantha | 3963 | Ghuttu | 15 km |
| Sahastra Tal | 4572 | Ghuttu, Rih | 32 km |
| Surkanda Devi | 2757 | Dhanaulti | 1.5 km |
| Mauriyana Top | 2050 | Chinyali Saur, Suwakholi and Mussoorie | 30 km, 35 km and 80 km |
05Transport
By road
The major highway that links New Tehri is National Highway 34. It connects to major Uttarakhand cities Dehradun and Rishikesh. It is 99 km from Dehradun and 75 km from Rishikesh. A daily Uttarakhand Transport Corporation bus service connects the town to Dehradun.
By train
The nearest railway station is Rishikesh Railway Station, which is 71 km from New Tehri.
By air
The nearest airport is Dehradun Airport in Dehradun, which is 76 km from New Tehri.
06In literature
Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poetical illustration on Davis Cox's picture 'The Grass-Rope Bridge at Teree, in the Province of Gurwall', refers back to the time when the hill country of this province was resorted to for recuperation by Europeans suffering from the heat of the plains.
07Education
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- New tehri.jpg by Rahul upreti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of New Tehri Town in Uttarakhand.jpg by Himalayanwarrior, CC BY 4.0
- Tehri lake bridge.jpg by Clara & James from Auckland, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shri Aadinath Digamber Jain Mandir, New Tehri.jpg by Ankur jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tehri Dam surrounding area of Uttarakhand WTK20150913-IMG 2679.jpg by Asish Das75, CC BY-SA 4.0
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