Chamoli Gopeshwar

Chamoli Gopeshwar is a township in the Garhwal hills and a municipal board within Chamoli district. It is the administrative headquarters of the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand in India and is 1,450 m (4,760 ft) above sea level.

Chamoli Gopeshwar
Town
Chamoli Gopeshwar Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 30.42°N 79.33°E / 30.42; 79.33
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Government
• Type	Nagar palika
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population  (2011)[citation needed]
• Total	21,447
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Garhwali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	246401
Vehicle registration	UK-11
Website	uk.gov.in

Geography

Gopeshwar is located at 30.42°N 79.33°E / 30.42; 79.33.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1,450 m (4,760 ft). Gopeshwar is 8.4 km (5.2 mi) away from Chamoli which is located on the banks of Alaknanda river and along NH 58.

Climate

Classified by Köppen-Geiger system as humid subtropical climate (Cwa).

Climate data for Chamoli Gopeshwar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.4 (56.1)	15.9 (60.6)	20.5 (68.9)	26 (79)	29.3 (84.7)	28.3 (82.9)	25 (77)	24.4 (75.9)	24.2 (75.6)	22.4 (72.3)	18.3 (64.9)	14.8 (58.6)	21.9 (71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.6 (47.5)	10.4 (50.7)	14.7 (58.5)	19.1 (66.4)	22.5 (72.5)	22.8 (73.0)	21.3 (70.3)	20.9 (69.6)	20.1 (68.2)	17.1 (62.8)	13 (55)	9.8 (49.6)	16.7 (62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.9 (40.8)	9 (48)	12.3 (54.1)	15.7 (60.3)	17.4 (63.3)	17.6 (63.7)	17.4 (63.3)	16 (61)	11.8 (53.2)	7.8 (46.0)	4.9 (40.8)	11.5 (52.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74 (2.9)	76 (3.0)	77 (3.0)	36 (1.4)	48 (1.9)	140 (5.5)	322 (12.7)	271 (10.7)	150 (5.9)	66 (2.6)	12 (0.5)	33 (1.3)	1,305 (51.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Demographics

According to the 2021 India census,^[3] Chamoli Gopeshwar has a population of 41,447. The total number of households are 10513.^[4] Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Chamoli Gopeshwar has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy at 85% and female literacy at 75%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.