Kirtinagar | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
Coordinates: | 30.22°N 78.76°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tehri Garhwal |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1040 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Garhwali, |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 249161 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01378 |
Registration Plate: | UK |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
Kirtinagar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat and a Taluk in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Kirtinagar is located at 30.22°N 78.76°W.[1] Kirtinagar Taluk contains around 20 villages.[2]
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]
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]