Kotdwar

Kotdwar

Kanva Nagri Kotdwar, Kootdwar, Kotdwar
Kotdwar Kanva Nagri Kotdwar, Kootdwar, Kotdwar
City
"Kot" transcription(s)
	Sidhbali Temple, Kotdwar
	Nickname: Gateway of hills
	Motto(s): Gateway to the Himalayas, Kanva Nagri
	Kotdwar Location of Kotdwar in India Kotdwar Kotdwar (India) Kotdwar Kotdwar (Asia)
	Coordinates: 29°45′0″N 78°31′48″E / 29.75000°N 78.53000°E
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pauri Garhwal
Established	19th century
Founded	1890
Municipality	1952
Named for	The gateway to the High Hill Koot
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Kotdwar Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Hemlata Negi (INC)
• Municipal Commissioner	Manish Kumar Singh, IAS
Area
• Total	80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	175,232
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Other	Garhwali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	246149
Telephone code	+91-1382
Vehicle registration	UK-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.

^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ 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.

[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.

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