Kotdwar

Kotdwar
Kanva Nagri Kotdwar, Kootdwar, Kotdwar
"Kot" transcription(s)
Sidhbali Temple, Kotdwar
Sidhbali Temple, Kotdwar
Nickname: 
Gateway of hills
Motto(s): 
Gateway to the Himalayas, Kanva Nagri
Kotdwar is located in Uttarakhand
Kotdwar
Kotdwar
Location of Kotdwar in India
Kotdwar is located in India
Kotdwar
Kotdwar
Kotdwar (India)
Kotdwar is located in Asia
Kotdwar
Kotdwar
Kotdwar (Asia)
Coordinates: 29°45′0″N 78°31′48″E / 29.75000°N 78.53000°E / 29.75000; 78.53000
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictPauri Garhwal
Established19th century
Founded1890
Municipality1952
Named forThe gateway to the High Hill Koot
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyKotdwar Municipal Corporation
 • MayorHemlata Negi (INC)
 • Municipal CommissionerManish Kumar Singh, IAS
Area
 • Total80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total175,232
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • OtherGarhwali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246149
Telephone code+91-1382
Vehicle registrationUK-15

Kotdwar is a city, municipal corporation in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. It is just 101 km from Pauri, the district headquarter. It is the eighth-largest city in Uttarakhand. Its old name was "Kootdwar", which means the gateway of the high hill koot as Chitra koot,[2] since it is located on the bank of river Khoh. It is situated in the southwestern part of the state and is one of the main entrance points in the state of Uttarakhand.

Initially isolated and less known, it came into prominence when it was connected with rails in 1890 by the Britishers.

Kotdwar is famous for its well-known and holy Sidhbali Temple which is situated 2 km (1.2 mi) from Kotdwar. Sidhbali Temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and is visited by millions of believers all around the year.

  1. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Atkore, Vidyadhar; Kuppusamy, Sivakumar (1 May 2007). "Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of juvenile golden mahseer Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822), in the tributaries of Ramganga river, Uttarakhand". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 104: 161–164.