Mostly rural settings in Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand, Pauri Garhwal district provides majestic view of snow capped Himalayan peaks, scenic valleys, twisty rivers, dense forests and rich culture. With total area of 5230 square kilometers, topography of Pauri Garhwal varies from Kotdwara, Bhawar or the foothills of Tarai to 3,000 meters high Dhanaulti which is covered by snow during winter season. Tourists get enchanted with the panoramic view of snow bound peaks like Bandar Poonch, Swarga-Rohini, Jonli, Gangotri Group, Jogin Group, Thalaiya-Sagar, Kedarnath, Kharcha Kund, Sumeru, Satopanth, Chaukhamba, Neelkanth, Ghoriparvat, Hathiparvat, Nandadevi and Trishul. The highest stadium ground in Asia, Rasni stadium, is in Pauri of Pauri Garhwal district. The one and only Rahu temple in whole India is in Paithani of Pauri Garhwal district.

Pauri Garhwal District – Administrative setup

Pauri Garhwal district is connected to Almora and Nainital in its east, Rudraprayag and Chamoli in the North, Haridwar and Binjor district of Uttarpradesh in the west and Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal in the South.  There are total 9 tehsils and 15 development blocks in Pauri Garhwal district. Major occupation of Pauri Garhwal is agriculture. Military and teaching jobs are major employments of young locals. There are no major industries in Pauri Garhwal due to the geographical constraints. Major exportable items of district Pauri Garhwal are light weight concrete block and purlight tiles concrete tiles. The potential areas of service industries in the district are ecoturism, hotel, transportations and tours and travels.

There are 70 allopathic hospitals with 1200 beds and 60 ayurvedic hospitals with no bed in Pauri Garhwal. 5 community health centers, 10 primary health centers, 22 additional primary health centers and 3 prasovatar centers serve general people’s health needs. Srinagar, Pauri and Kotdwar of Pauri Garhwal district are major education centers. Pauri Garhwal has 1823 primary schools, 396 middle schools, 382 secondary/senior secondary schools, 8 colleges and 1 technical university to provide education to its population.

Population of Pauri Garhwal District

According to the national census 2011, Pauri Garhwal district has a total population of 687,271 with 360,442 female and 326,829 male where the child population aged 0-6 is 83,901 with 39,846 girls and 44,055 boys. The urban population is 16.40% of the total population, 112,703 in number. 83.60% of the population is rural, 574,568 in number.

82.02% people in Pauri Garhwal are literate.