Palar (
Hindi
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: पालर), is a village in
Uttarkashi district of
Uttarakhand
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state in
India
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. Situated on the banks of
Yamuna
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river and the terminating railway station on the
Uttarkashi-Palar Yamunotri Railway route of
Chota Char Dham Railway
The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under construction twin railway lines under Char Dham Pariyojana project by connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, from the existing Doiwala railway station near Dehradun ...
nearest to
Yamunotri
Yamunotri, also Jamnotri, is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It is situated at an altitude of in the Garhwal Himalayas and located approximately North of Uttarkashi, the headquarters of the Utta ...
.
[Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017]
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Geography
It is located close to Yamunotri
Yamunotri, also Jamnotri, is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It is situated at an altitude of in the Garhwal Himalayas and located approximately North of Uttarkashi, the headquarters of the Utta ...
.
Near the RAAJGARHI.
PALAR is a village in district Uttarkashi of UTTARAKHAND situated on the bank of the river Yamuna and Kedar Ganga, which originated from the mountain Kedar Kantha.
The village is the central point of beauty of the area. The village is known for its Prosperity. The village is also selected for the terminating station for the railway line between Uttarkashi to Yamunotri.
Demographics
India census
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, village has 135 families with a total population of 648.[Palar Population, Census Commission of India, 2011]
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Adventure sports
* White water rafting
* Trekking tracks
* Mountaineering
See also
*1991 Uttarkashi earthquake
The 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake (also known as the Garhwal earthquake) occurred at 02:53:16 Indian Standard Time ( UTC+05:30) on 20 October with a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). This thrust event wa ...
References
External links
Uttarkashi district, Official website
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Resort in Uttarkashi
{{Hindu temples in Uttarakhand
Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district