Mehalchauri

Mehalchauri
Village
Mehalchauri is located in Uttarakhand
Mehalchauri
Mehalchauri
Location within Uttarakhand
Mehalchauri is located in India
Mehalchauri
Mehalchauri
Mehalchauri (India)
Coordinates: 29°59′02″N 79°19′20″E / 29.9838°N 79.3223°E / 29.9838; 79.3223
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictChamoli
TehsilGairsain
Elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Demographics
 • LanguagesHindi
 • Sex ratio1000 : 926
 • Literacy rate60%
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
246431
Telephone code01363
ISO 3166 codeIN-UT
Vehicle registrationUK 11
RiverRam Ganga
Temperature25-30 °C
Websitewww.uttrakhandhub.in

Mehalchauri (Hindi : Melchōrí) is a village in Gairsain Tehsil located in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] It is situated in Garhwal division nearby the center of the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions.

Mehalchauri is 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level and is the source of the Ramganga River. It is located 125 km from the state capital of Dehradun. It is a religious place and the main market for the villages of Harshari, Pharso, Aagarchatti, Latoogair, Malkot, Kalamati, Maithan, and many others. The RamGanga Pul bridge was built in 1963 and connects Chaukhuttiya and Maithan Road to Gairsain.

According to an old tale, the name Mehalchauri comes from the Garhwali language, mehal meaning "little" and chauri meaning the mehal is situated in chauraha, a valley.

Temples

Nearby Temples include Bhairavgadhi[2] in Pandwakhal, Hanuman Mandir in Mehalchauri, Jhankaar in Latoogair and Shivalay in Dhoonarghat.

Nearby towns are Gairsain (12 km), Maithan (18 km), Chaukhuttiya (22 km), Dewal (6.5 km), Tharali (20.5 km), Karnaprayag (60 km) and Ghat (29 km).

Infrastructure

Mehalchauri is about 5 km from the Almora border at the National Highway 87 extension. The nearest railway station to Mehalchauri is Ramnagar, which is 175 km (108.74 Miles) and Haldwani which is 160 km (99.4 Miles) away. The nearest airport is Gaucher, about 54 km (33.55 Miles) away.

Demography

No. of households: 150 (000?)

Total population: 500 (000?); male 32, female 25

Sex ratio: 70 females per 100 males

Literacy rate: 80.39%; male 96.29%, female 62.5%

References

  1. ^ "State: Uttarakhand – District: Chamoli – Block: Gairsain". Census Data Updation Status. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ Bhairavgadhi


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