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 Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Ru ...

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. Located above sea level, it is famous for its weather (pleasant most of the year, but very cold in December and January) and its

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Chamoli Gopeshwar is known for his very beautiful temple "Gopinath" one can definitely experience the feeling of being there in Gopinath. Chamoli Gopeshwar has a very beautiful kund that is Vaitrani. Famous places in Chamoli Gopeshwar include Pt. Dindayal Park, Kunds, the Gopinath Temple, and the Telephone Tower House. The only T.B. Hospital in Chamoli District is located in Gopeshwar. A sports stadium is located on a portion of the property making up the police grounds. Major colonies are Pwd Colony, Jal Nigam, Wireless Colony, Police Colony, Kund Colony, Post Office, Basant bihar, Saraswati Bihar, Subhash Nagar, Haldapani, Negwar, Mandir Colony, Teacher Colony, Hospital Colony and Polytechnic Colony.

Geography

Gopeshwar is located at . It has an average elevation of . Gopeshwar is away from Chamoli which is located on the banks of

Alaknanda river The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...

and along

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. Gopeshwar is able to captivate any visitor with its mystic charm and pristine beauty. There are multiple snow-capped hills and peaks visible from Gopeshwar.

Climate

Classified by Köppen-Geiger system as

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Cwa).

Demographics

India

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, Chamoli Gopeshwar had a population of 21,447. The total number of households are 5513. 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.

How to Reach

Gopeshwar is well connected by road and is accessible throughout the year. The nearest airport is located in the Jolly Grant, Dehradun and is around 227 kilometers away from Gopeshwar. The nearest railway station is Rishikesh at a distance of around 210 kilometers.

Places of interest

Gopeshwar is surrounded by four famous temples:

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Rudranath Rudranath ( sa, रुद्रनाथ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Shiva, located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand, India. Located at above sea level, this natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of ...

, and

Badrinath Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. A Hindu holy place, it is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham Hindu pilgrimage, pilgrimage and is also part of India's Chota Char Dham pilgr ...

. The holy town of

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is also nearby. A famous temple of

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, now known as

Gopinath Mandir Gopinath Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Gopeshwar, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India. It is situated in Gopeshwar village now part of Gopeshwar town. The temple stands out in its architectural proficiency; it is topp ...

, is situated there. There is also a kund (pond) known as Vaitrani. There are many parks like as Eco Park, Deen dayal park, Sri Chakrdhar Tiwari Park.

Media and communications

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has a local station in Gopeshwar which transmits various programs of mass interest.

Schools and colleges

Gopeshwar is the famous education hub in district Chamoli. There are many schools, colleges and coaching centres Schools- *Sri Guru Ram Rai Public School(BEST)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Gopeshwar

Subodh Prem Vidya Mandir
* Shri Ram Chandra Bhatt Vidya Mandir Inter College
PEACE PUBLIC SCHOOL GOPESHWAR
* Christ Academy * Sharada Suman Children's Academy * National Public School * Himalayan Public School * Gopinath Children's Academy * Uttarakhand Public School * Nalanda Public School * Adarsh Vidya Mandir * Sharswati Vidya Mandir * Govt. Girls Inter College * Govt. Inter College Engineering Institute- * Institute of Technology Gopeshwar (A state Government Institute) is one of the 07 government Engineering Institute of Uttarakhand Government and located at Gopeshwar. It is well known for its high class infrastructure, well qualified faculties and remarkable exponential growing Institute. Higher education college- * Govt. P.G. college Gopeshwar * Govt. Law college Gopeshwar * Govt. Polytechnic Gopeshwar * Govt. Nursing College Gopeshwar

References

External links

Gopeshwar, Official website

Gopeshwar Job hirings WebsiteChamoli Information Guide
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Chamoli district