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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Garhwal
| native_name =
| other_name = Garhdesh <br /> Kedarkhand
| settlement_type = [[Divisions of India|Administrative division]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size=290| spacing=3 | border=2|position=center|color_border = green
| photo1a = Kedarnath Temple with Snow Covered Mountains in Background.jpg
| photo2a = Auli hill station.jpg
| photo2b = Bedni Bugyal 3.jpg
| photo3a = Lakshman temple, Rishikesh.jpg
| photo3b = Valley of Flowers (7752972812).jpg
| photo4a = Snow Covered Mussoorie Ridge (14808229616).jpg
| photo4b = Mt. Nanda Devi.jpg
| photo5a = DEBAPRAYAG- photo Debabrata Ghosh, Birati.jpg
}}
| image_alt =
| image_caption = '''Clockwise from top:''' <br /> [[Kedarnath temple|Kedarnath Mandir]], [[Bedni Bugyal]], [[Valley of Flowers]], [[Nanda Devi|Mt. Nanda Devi]], Confluence of [[Bhagirathi]] and [[Alaknanda]] at [[Devaprayag]], [[Mussoorie]] covered with snow, Lakshman Jhula on [[Ganges]] at [[Rishikesh]], [[Auli, India|Auli Ski Resort]]
| image_map = India̜ Garhwal.png
| map_caption = Location in India
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Pauri]]
| seat1_type = Largest city
| seat1 = [[Dehradun]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1969<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pauri.nic.in/history/|title = History | District Pauri Garhwal, Government of Uttarakhand | India}}</ref>
| parts_type = [[List of districts in India|Districts]]
| p1 = {{bulleted list
| [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]]
| [[Dehradun district|Dehradun]]
| [[Haridwar district|Haridwar]]
| [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]]
| [[Rudraprayag district|Rudraprayag]]
| [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]]
| [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi]]
}}
| area_total_km2 = 32,887
| area_blank1_title = Under irrigation
| area_blank1_km2 =
| population_total = 5,857,294
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_as_of = 2011 census
| demographics_type1 = [[Languages of India|Languages]]
| demographics2_title1 = [[Languages with official status in India|Official]]
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="2011lang">{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2016 }}</ref>
| demographics2_title2 = [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India|Additional official]]
| demographics2_info2 = [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="sanskrit">{{cite news|last=Trivedi |first=Anupam |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=30 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201065836/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NorthIndia/Sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-Uttarakhand/Article1-499467.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2012 }}</ref><ref name="sanskrit2">{{cite news|title=Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 January 2010 |access-date=30 August 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303145846/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
| demographics2_title3 = Native
| demographics2_info3 = [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]], [[Jaunsari language|Jaunsari]]
| population_demonym = [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| blank_name_sec1 = Highest peak of Garhwal division
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Nanda Devi]] (7,816 m (25643 ft)
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 =
| blank1_name_sec2 = Main crops
| blank1_info_sec2 =
| website = https://garhwal.uk.gov.in/
| footnotes =
| leader_title = [[Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Vinay Shankar Pandey<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Commissioner details: Office of Commissioner Garhwal, Pauri |url=https://garhwal.uk.gov.in/pages/display/110-divisional-commissioner-details |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=garhwal.uk.gov.in}}</ref>
}}
'''Garhwal''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|a:r|ˌ|w|ɔː|l}} {{respell|GAHR|wawl}}; {{IPA|gbm|ˈɡəɽʰʋaːɭ|lang}}) is one of the two administrative divisions of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home: Office of Commissioner Garhwal, Pauri|url=https://garhwal.uk.gov.in/|access-date=5 September 2021|website=garhwal.uk.gov.in}}</ref> Lying in the [[Himalayas]], it is bounded on the north by [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]] on the east by [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], on the south by [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, and on the northwest by [[Himachal Pradesh]] state. It includes the districts of [[Chamoli District|Chamoli]], [[Dehradun District|Dehradun]], [[Haridwar District|Haridwar]], [[Pauri Garhwal]], [[Rudraprayag District|Rudraprayag]], [[Tehri Garhwal District|Tehri Garhwal]], and [[Uttarkashi District|Uttarkashi]]. The people of Garhwal are known as [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] and speak the [[Garhwali language]]. The administrative center for Garhwal division is the town of [[Pauri]]. The Divisional Commissioner is the administrative head of the Division, and is a senior Indian Administrative Service officer. As the administrative head of the division, the Commissioner is overall incharge of the 7 districts in the Garhwal region of [[Uttarakhand]], and is aided in his duties by an additional commissioner and the district magistrates. Vinay Shankar Pandey is the current divisional commissioner of the Garhwal Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Commissioner details: Office of Commissioner Garhwal, Pauri |url=https://garhwal.uk.gov.in/pages/display/110-divisional-commissioner-details |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=garhwal.uk.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=कमिश्नर गढ़वाल सुशील कुमार ने संभाला कार्यभार |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/pauri/story-commissioner-garhwal-sushil-kumar-took-charge-5227497.html |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=Hindustan |date=2 December 2021 |language=hindi}}</ref>

==History==
Initially settled by [[Kol people|Kols]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanu |first=Saurabh |date=2024-07-26 |title=Kol Tribes Of Uttarakhand |url=https://wandersky.in/kol-tribes-of-uttarakhand/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>, the region witnessed successive waves of [[Kirata|Kiratas]], [[Khasas]], and [[Indo-Scythian Kingdom|Indo-Sythians]]. [[Kuninda Kingdom|Kunindas]] were the first rulers of the region. They were followed by the [[Katyuri kings]] of [[Khasas|Khasas]] origin.<ref>https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Uttaranchal.html?id=7_Ct9gzvkDQC</ref>
{{Chota Char Dham}}
The [[Garhwal Himalayas]] appear to have been a favourite locale for the voluminous mythology of the Puranic period. The traditional name of Garhwal was '''Kedarkhand''' means "the land of [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]]", and '''Garhdesh'''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-dZQ8GcXz4C&q=Kedarkhand&pg=PR4|title=Where Gods Dwell|pages=Xviii|isbn=9780143066026|last1=Budhwar|first1=Kusum|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India }}</ref> Excavations have revealed that it formed part of the [[Mauryan Empire]].<ref>'Ancient Communities of the Himalaya', Page 48, Dinesh Prasad Saklani, 1998</ref>

The earliest reference regarding Garhwal and its pride spots are cited in the Skanda Purana and the [[Mahabharata]] in the [[Vana Parva|Van Parva]]. [[Skanda Purana]] defines the boundaries and extend of this holy land.<ref name="Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective - Ajay S. Rawat - Google Books" >{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olP_A60L-CMC|title=Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective|first=Ajay S.|last=Rawat|date=20 November 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=9788173871368|access-date=20 March 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> It also finds mention in the 7th-century travelogue of [[Xuanzang|Huen Tsang]]. However, it is with [[Adi Shankara|Adi Shankaracharya]] that the name of Garhwal will always be linked, for the great 8th-century spiritual reformer visited the remote, snow-laden heights of Garhwal, established a [[Joshimath]] and restored some of the most sacred shrines, including [[Badrinath]] and [[Kedarnath]].{{cn|date=March 2022}}

The history of Garhwal as a unified whole began in the 15th century, when king Ajai Pal merged the 52 separate principalities, each with its own garh or fortress. For 300 years, Garhwal remained one kingdom, with its capital at [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] (on the left bank of [[Alaknanda River|Alaknanda river]]). Then Pauri and Dehradun were perforce ceded to the Crown as payment for British help, rendered to the Garhwalis during the Gurkha invasion, in the early 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euttaranchal.com/uttarakhand/history-of-uttarakhand|title=eUttaranchal - Rediscover Uttarakhand - Tourism, Culture & People|website=www.euttaranchal.com|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320102056/https://www.euttaranchal.com/uttarakhand/history-of-uttarakhand|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The earliest ruling dynasty of Garhwal known is of the [[Katyuri kings|Katyuri]]s. The Katyuri Raja of Uttarakhand ([[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaon]] and [[Garhwal Kingdom|Garhwal]]) was styled 'Sri Basdeo Giriraj Chakara Churamani'. The earliest traditions record that the possessions of Joshimath Katyuris in Garhwal extended from [[Satluj]] as far as [[Gandaki River|Gandaki]] and from the snows to plains, including the whole of [[Rohilkhand]]. Tradition gives the origin of their Raj at [[Joshimath]] in the north near [[Badrinath]] and subsequent migration to Katyur Valley in [[Almora]] district, where a city called [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Kartikeyapura]] was founded.<ref name="Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective - Ajay S. Rawat - Google Books" />

Katyuris ruled Uttarakhand up to the 11th century and in certain pockets even after their decline. In Garhwal their disruption brought into existence 52 independent chiefs. One of the important principalities in that period was that of Parmars, who held their sway over Chandpur Garhi or Fortress.<ref name="Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective - Ajay S. Rawat - Google Books" /> Katyuris ruled Uttarakhand up to the 11th century and in certain pockets even after their decline. Kanak Pal was progenitor of this dynasty. Raja Ajay Pal, a scion of the Parmars in the 14th century is credited with having brought these chiefs under his rule.<ref name="Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective - Ajay S. Rawat - Google Books" /> After his conquest Ajay Pal's domain was recognised as Garhwal owing to exuberance of forts. It is possible that after annexing all principalities, Raja Ajay Pal must have become famous as Garhwala, the owner of forts. With the passage of time his kingdom came to be known as Garhwal.<ref name="Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective - Ajay S. Rawat - Google Books" />

===Garhwal Kingdom===
[[File:Flag of the Princely State of Tehri Garhwal.svg|thumb|right|Princely flag of [[Garhwal Kingdom|Kingdom of Garhwal]].]]
{{main|Garhwal Kingdom}}
[[Garhwal Kingdom]] was founded by [[Parmar (Rajput clan)|Parmar]]s. Nearly 700 years ago, one of these chiefs, Ajai Pal, reduced all the minor principalities under him and founded the Garhwal Kingdom. He and his ancestors ruled over Garhwal and the adjacent state of [[Tehri-Garhwal]], in an uninterrupted line till 1803, when the [[Gurkha]]s invaded Kumaon and Garhwal, driving the Garhwal chief into the plains. For 12 years the Gurkhas ruled the country with an iron rod, until a series of encroachments by them on British territory led to the [[Gurkha War]] in 1814. At the termination of the campaign, Garhwal and Kumaon were converted into British districts, while the [[Tehri]] principality was restored to a son of the former chief.

The British district of Garhwal was in the [[Kumaon Division]] of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], and had an area of {{Convert|5629|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}. After annexation, Garhwal rapidly advanced in material prosperity. In 1901, the population was 429,900. Two battalions of the [[Indian army]] (the 39th Garhwal Rifles) were recruited in the district, which contained the military cantonment of Lansdowne. Grain and coarse cloth were exported, and [[salt]], [[borax]], livestock and [[wool]] were imported. Trade with [[Tibet]] was considerable. The administrative headquarters was at the village of [[Pauri]], but [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] was the largest city. It was an important mart, as was [[Kotdwara]], the terminus of a branch of the [[Oudh]] and [[Rohilkhand]] railway from [[Najibabad]].

During the turn of the 19th century, the Gurkhas attacked Garhwal and drove the rulers of Garhwal down to the plains (Rishikesh, DehraDun). [[Pradyumna Shah]] died fighting at the [[battle of Khurbura]]. Thereafter the rulers of Garhwal took the help of the British forces in India and regained their kingdom. The rulers of Garhwal gave away 60% of their kingdom for the support the British gave them in driving back the Gurhkas.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the Raja Narendra Shah contributed his troops and aircraft to the British war effort. In recognition for his services, the British gave him the title of "Maharaja", made him a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI) and knighted him. Thus his full title was Sir Maharaja Narendra Shah KCSI.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==Geography==
[[File:Nanda devi.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Nanda Devi]] is the second-highest mountain in India.]]
[[File:Valley of flowers uttaranchal full view.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[Valley of Flowers National Park]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]]]

The region consists almost entirely of rugged mountain ranges running in all directions and separated by narrow valleys, which in some cases become deep gorges or ravines. The only level portion of the district was a narrow strip of waterless forest between the southern slopes of the hills and the fertile plains of [[Rohilkhand]]. The highest mountains are in the eastern [[Chamoli district]], the principal peaks being [[Nanda Devi]] {{convert|7816|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, [[Kamet]] {{convert|7756|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, [[Chaukhamba]] {{convert|7138|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, [[Trisul]] {{convert|7120|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, [[Dunagiri (mountain)|Dunagiri]] {{convert|7066|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, and [[Kedarnath (Mountain)|Kedarnath]] {{convert|6940|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.

The [[Alaknanda River]], one of the main sources of the [[Ganges]], receives with its affluents the whole drainage of the district. At [[Devprayag]] the [[Alaknanda]] joins the [[Bhagirathi]], and thenceforward the united streams bear the name of the [[Ganges]]. Cultivation is principally confined to the immediate vicinity of the rivers, which are employed for irrigation.

In June 2013 a multi-day [[cloudburst]] centered in the mountainous valleys of the area resulted in widespread damage and over 5,000 deaths.<ref name="AP">{{cite news | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57593939/india-raises-flood-death-toll-reaches-5700-as-all-missing-persons-now-presumed-dead/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717084739/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57593939/india-raises-flood-death-toll-reaches-5700-as-all-missing-persons-now-presumed-dead/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 July 2013 | title= India raises flood death toll to 5,700 as all missing persons now presumed dead| date=16 July 2013 | access-date=16 July 2013 | work=CBS News}}</ref> It was India's [[2013 North India floods|worst natural disaster]] insofar as death toll since the [[2004 tsunami]].

{{wide image|Himalaya Panorama Alok Prasad.jpg | 2800px | A panorama of [[Garhwal Himalaya]] from [[Dhanaulti]]}}

==Demographics==
===People===
The culture of Garhwal differs from that of [[Kumaon region]] and [[Mahasu (region)|Mahasu region]] which are its neighbour regions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UK |date=26 September 2024 |title=Garhwali vs Kumaoni |url=https://www.uttarakhandi.com/garhwali-vs-kumaoni/ |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Uttarakhandi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographical and Socioeconomic Survey of Jaunsar Bawarj {{!}} PDF {{!}} Agriculture {{!}} Shiva |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/826389044/Geographical-and-Socioeconomic-Survey-of-Jaunsar-Bawarj |access-date=17 December 2025 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=G. A. Grierson |first=Editor |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.76297 |title=Linguistic Survey Of India, Vol. 9 (indo-aryan Family Central Group) Part 2 |date=1908 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass}}</ref> The majority of the inhabitants are [[Garhwalis]].The culture of the present Garhwal is an amalgamation of influences from the indigenous population coupled with traditions superimposed by immigrants who settled in the region. A majority of the people are involved in the agriculture, tourism and the defence industry.{{cn|date=March 2022}}

===Languages===
Native to {{sigfig|2.846502|2}} million people, Hindi has official status and is widely used in administration and education. [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]], spoken by about {{sigfig|2.279217|2}} million people as of the 2011 census, is the majority language in all but the two southern districts of Haridwar and Dehradun, where the language with the largest proportion of speakers according to the census was [[Hindi]]. Other languages with large numbers of speakers are [[Urdu]] ({{sigfig|252815|2}}, mostly in Haridwar and Dehradun), [[Jaunsari language|Jaunsari]] ({{sigfig|135505|2}} people mostly in the Jaunsar–Bawar region of Dehradun), [[Nepali language|Nepali]] ({{sigfig|85501|2}} speakers, with the largest concentration in Dehradun), and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ({{sigfig|75889|2}}, mostly in Dehradun).<ref name="census2011-C16"/> The set of indigenous languages also includes [[Mahasu Pahari language|Mahasu Pahari]] (found in the north-western district of Uttarkashi in the north-west), and the [[Sino-Tibetan languages]] [[Jad language|Jad]] (also in Uttarkashi) and [[Rongpo language|Rongpo]] (of Chamoli district).<ref name = "ethnologue2019">{{cite web|editor-last1 = Eberhard| editor-first1 = David M.| editor-last2 = Simons| editor-first2 = Gary F.| editor-last3 = Fennig| editor-first3 = Charles D.| year=2019|title=India – Languages|edition=22nd|website = Ethnologue|publisher=SIL International|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401120331/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-date = 1 April 2019}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible "
|- valign=top
! colspan=11| Garhwal division: mother-tongue of population, according to the [[2011 Indian Census]].<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttarakhand |url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0500.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
|- valign=top
! rowspan=2 | Mother tongue code
! rowspan=2 | Mother tongue
! colspan=7 | District
! colspan=2 | Garhwal division
|- valign=top
! Uttarkashi
! Chamoli
! Rudraprayag
! Tehri Garhwal
! Dehradun
! Garhwal
! Hardwar
! | People
! | Percentage
|- valign=top
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| align=right | 839
| align=right | 472
| align=right | 102
| align=right | 813
| align=right | 9,258
| align=right | 435
| align=right | 3,708
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 15,627
| align=right | 0.3%
|- valign=top
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| align=right | 1,128
| align=right | 1,348
| align=right | 371
| align=right | 3,427
| align=right | 14,805
| align=right | 1,020
| align=right | 3,201
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 25,300
| align=right | 0.4%
|- valign=top
|| 006195 || [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| align=right | 266,621
| align=right | 350,667
| align=right | 228,916
| align=right | 560,020
| align=right | 285,563
| align=right | 572,792
| align=right | 14,638
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 2,279,217
| align=right | 38.9%
|- valign=top
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| align=right | 24,035
| align=right | 19,956
| align=right | 10,167
| align=right | 37,092
| align=right | 1,014,363
| align=right | 91,360
| align=right | 1,649,529
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 2,846,502
| align=right | 48.6%
|- valign=top
|| 006265 || [[Jaunsari language|Jaunpuri/Jaunsari]]
| align=right | 3,066
| align=right | 59
| align=right | 22
| align=right | 6,046
| align=right | 126,098
| align=right | 126
| align=right | 88
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 135,505
| align=right | 2.3%
|- valign=top
|| 006340 || [[Kumauni language|Kumauni]]
| align=right | 425
| align=right | 3,719
| align=right | 172
| align=right | 861
| align=right | 18,597
| align=right | 4,645
| align=right | 1,805
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 30,224
| align=right | 0.5%
|- valign=top
|| 006439 || [[Pahari language|Pahari]]
| align=right | 7,190
| align=right | 95
| align=right | 9
| align=right | 250
| align=right | 5,199
| align=right | 21
| align=right | 417
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 13,181
| align=right | 0.2%
|- valign=top
|| 014011 || [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| align=right | 7,162
| align=right | 5,394
| align=right | 1,444
| align=right | 5,876
| align=right | 56,281
| align=right | 8,289
| align=right | 1,055
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 85,501
| align=right | 1.5%
|- valign=top
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| align=right | 958
| align=right | 433
| align=right | 83
| align=right | 541
| align=right | 56,927
| align=right | 1,377
| align=right | 15,570
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 75,889
| align=right | 1.3%
|- valign=top
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| align=right | 1,317
| align=right | 563
| align=right | 155
| align=right | 622
| align=right | 64,762
| align=right | 2,860
| align=right | 182,536
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 252,815
| align=right | 4.3%
|- valign=top
|| 031001 || [[Bhotia language|Bhotia (also called "Jad")]]
| align=right | 1,124
| align=right | 6,201
| align=right | 9
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 276
| align=right | 16
| align=right | 10
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 7,641
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 115008 || [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
| align=right | 20
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 0
| align=right | 9
| align=right | 9,892
| align=right | 8
| align=right | 16
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 9,950
| align=right | 0.2%
|- valign=top
| align=center | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| align=right | 16,201
| align=right | 2,693
| align=right | 835
| align=right | 3,369
| align=right | 34,673
| align=right | 4,322
| align=right | 17,849
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 79,942
| align=right | 1.4%
|- valign=top class=sortbottom
| colspan=2 | Total
| align=right | 330,086
| align=right | 391,605
| align=right | 242,285
| align=right | 618,931
| align=right | 1,696,694
| align=right | 687,271
| align=right | 1,890,422
| align=right style="background: #ffffcc" | 5,857,294
| align=right | 100.0%
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Garhwal}}

{{Garhwal}}
{{Uttarakhand}}

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{{Historical regions of North India|state=expanded}}

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Garhwal division - Revision history

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