INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Tehri Garhwal

Tehri Garhwal is a district in the Uttarakhand State of India. Total area of Tehri Garhwal is 3,642 km² including 3,575.89 km² rural area and 66.11 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Tehri Garhwal has a population of 6,18,931 peoples, out of which urban population is 70,139 while rural population is 5,48,792. The district has a population density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,32,714 houses in the district, including 17,023 urban houses and 1,15,691 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,774 villages in tehri garhwal district.

The Tehri Garhwal district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Ghansali is the largest tehsil in tehri garhwal district by both area and population. Jakhnidhar is the smallest tehsil in tehri garhwal district by both area and population. There are 7 tehsils in Tehri Garhwal district. Here is the list of all Tehri Garhwal Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Tehri Garhwal District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Devprayag47794,441
2Dhanaulti55574,083
3Ghansali1,3001,20,775
4Jakhnidhar13732,753
5Narendranagar5011,05,680
6Pratapnagar21873,592
7Tehri4531,17,607

Population of Tehri Garhwal District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 5,48,792 70,139 6,18,931
Male Population 2,59,381 38,605 2,97,986
Female Population 2,89,411 31,534 3,20,945
Population Density 153 / km² 1,061 / km² 170 / km²

Households in Tehri Garhwal District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
1,15,691
17,023
1,32,714






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Tehri Garhwal
(टिहरी गढ़वाल)
State / UT : Uttarakhand
Total Area : 3,642 km²
Total Population : 6,18,931
Density : 170/km²
Total Tehsils : 7
Total Villages : 1,774
Total PopulationVillages in Tehri Garhwal District
less Than 200812
200 - 499652
500 - 999247
1000 - 199956
2000 - 49997
5000 - 9999N/A
10000 and aboveN/A





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.