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Kirtinagar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat and a Taluk in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Geography
Kirtinagar is located at Template:Coord.[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]
References
- ↑ Yahoo maps location of Kirtinagar. Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ Villages in Kirtinagar Taluk, Tehri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand. Soki.In. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ Urbanization in Garhwal Himalaya: A Geographical Interpretation{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Surendra Singh M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.(1 Jan 1995). ISBN 9788185880693
- ↑ Kirtinagar City Population Census 2011 - Uttarakhand. Census 2011 India. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.