Kirtinagar

Kirtinagar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat and a Taluk in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Kirtinagar
town
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Coordinates: 30.22°N 78.76°E / 30.22; 78.76
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,040
Languages
• Official	Garhwali, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	249161
Telephone code	01378
Vehicle registration	UK
Sex ratio	1:1 ♂/♀[citation needed]
Website	uk.gov.in

Geography

Kirtinagar is located at 30.22°N 78.76°E / 30.22; 78.76.^[1] Kirtinagar Taluk contains around 20 villages.^[2]

History

Kirtinagar was founded by Garhwal Raja Kirti Shah by the Alaknanda River in response to the destruction by flood of nearby Old Srinagar in 1894.^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census Kirtinagar has a population of 1,517, of which 41% are females and 10% are children up to 6 years of age. The average literacy rate is 81%, higher than the state average of 79%, with male literacy at 79%, and female literacy at 85%.^[4] Over the ten years from 2001, the population has increased hugely, by 46% from 1040, and the proportions of females and children are both slightly down from their earlier 43% and 11% levels. Literacy is up from 76%.^[5]