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Chamoli Gopeshwar | |
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  Chamoli Gopeshwar Location in Uttarakhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′N 79°20′E / 30.42°N 79.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Chamoli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar palika |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2011)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 21,447 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 246401 |
| Vehicle registration | UK-11 |
| Website | uk |
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 of Uttarakhand in India and is 1,450 m (4,760 ft) above sea level.
Geography
[edit]Gopeshwar is located at 30°25′N 79°20′E / 30.42°N 79.33°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 1,450 m (4,760 ft). Gopeshwar is 8.4 km (5.2 mi) away from Chamoli which is located on the banks of Alaknanda river and along NH 58.
Climate
[edit]Classified by Köppen-Geiger system as humid subtropical climate (Cwa).
| Climate data for Chamoli Gopeshwar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26 (79) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25 (77) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13 (55) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9 (48) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16 (61) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 11.5 (52.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) | 76 (3.0) | 77 (3.0) | 36 (1.4) | 48 (1.9) | 140 (5.5) | 322 (12.7) | 271 (10.7) | 150 (5.9) | 66 (2.6) | 12 (0.5) | 33 (1.3) | 1,305 (51.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 India census,[3] Chamoli Gopeshwar has a population of 41,447. The total number of households are 10513.[4] 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gopeshwar
- ^ "Climate: Chamoli Gopeshwar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census India". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
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