Tehri Garhwal district

Tehri Garhwal
District of Uttarakhand
Clockwise from top-left: Formation of Ganga river at Devprayag, Surkanda Devi Mandir, mountains near Dhanaulti, View of Himalayas from Nag Tibba, Tehri Dam
Location in Uttarakhand
Coordinates: 30°23′N 78°29′E / 30.38°N 78.48°E / 30.38; 78.48
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Division	Garhwal
Headquarters	New Tehri
Government
• District Magistrate	Saurabh Gaharwar IAS[1]
Area
• Total	4,080 km2 (1,580 sq mi)
Population
• Total	618,931
• Density	148/km2 (380/sq mi)
Languages
• Native	Garhwali, Jaunpuri
• Official	Hindi, Sanskrit
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK 09
Website	tehri.nic.in

Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri.^[2] The district has a population of 618, 931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south. Tehri Garhwal is a part of the Himalayas.