Tehri Garhwal Administration – Headquarters, Tehsils, Blocks, Panchayats

District Tehri Garhwal Administration

District Headquarters

Tehri Garhwal Administration : The headquarters of Tehri Garhwal district is New Tehri town. It is located at an altitude of 1650 meters above sea level. New Tehri was established as the district headquarters in the 1970s after the old town of Tehri was submerged due to the construction of the Tehri dam.

Tehsils and Blocks

Tehri Garhwal district is divided into 5 tehsils:

1. New Tehri – Headquarters: New TehriBlocks:
   • New Tehri
   • Bhilangana
   • Ghansali
2. Devprayag – Headquarters: DevprayagBlocks:
   • Devprayag
   • Pokhri
   • Narendranagar
3. Pratapnagar – Headquarters: KirtinagarBlocks:
   • Pratapnagar
   • Chamba
   • Thauldhar
4. Narendranagar – Headquarters: NarendranagarBlocks:
   • Narendranagar
   • Dhanolti
   • Tehri
5. Jaunpur – Headquarters: JaunpurBlocks:
   • Jaunpur
   • Dunda
   • Kandisaur

Gram Panchayats

There are a total of 464 gram panchayats in Tehri Garhwal district spread across various blocks and tehsils.

Some of the main gram panchayats in the district are:

• Thatyur
• Ghansali
• Tapovan
• Pratapnagar
• Chamba
• Narendranagar
• Dhanolti
• Tehri
• Jaunpur
• Dunda
• Kandisaur
• Devprayag
• Pokhri
• etc.

The gram panchayats are the basic units of local self-government in rural areas. They play a key role in the overall administration and development of villages.

Electoral Constituencies

Tehri Garhwal district comprises of 3 legislative assembly constituencies:

1. GhansaliKey towns and villages: Ghansali, Thatyur, Tapovan, Tehri, Pratapnagar
2. DevprayagKey towns and villages: Devprayag, Pokhri, Narendranagar, Chamba, Thauldhar
3. TehriKey towns and villages: New Tehri, Dhanolti, Jaunpur, Dunda, Kandisaur

These 3 constituencies together elect the member of legislative assembly (MLA) that represents the Tehri Garhwal district in the Uttarakhand state assembly.

At the national level, the entire Tehri Garhwal district is part of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency that elects a member of parliament (MP) to the Lok Sabha.

Conclusion to Tehri Garhwal Administration

Tehri Garhwal Administration, Tehri Garhwal district has:

• 1 district headquarters at New Tehri
• 5 tehsils – New Tehri, Devprayag, Pratapnagar, Narendranagar, Jaunpur
• Several blocks divided across the 5 tehsils
• 464 gram panchayats spread across various blocks and tehsils
• 3 legislative assembly constituencies – Ghansali, Devprayag, Tehri
• 1 Lok Sabha constituency – Tehri Garhwal

The administration of the district involves coordination between local, block, tehsil and district level units as well as elected representatives at assembly and parliamentary levels. Overall, it is a complex administrative structure catering to nearly 6 lakh people spread across small towns, villages and remote mountain areas.