About Pauri Garhwal district
Pauri Garhwal is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 15 development blocks covering 3,490 villages across 60 postal areas. It spans 11 assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies. Rivers including Gagas, Huim, Jam Gadhera flow through the district.
Geography & connectivity
- Elevation range
- 345-372 m
- National highways
- NH 58, NH309, NH309A, NH34, NH534
Representation & politics
- Almora parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay TamtaBJP
- Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Anil BaluniBJP
| Lansdowne assembly constituency | Dilip Singh RawatBJP | 738 villages |
| Chaubattakhal assembly constituency | Satpal MaharajBJP | 619 villages |
| Yamkeshwar assembly constituency | Renu BishtBJP | 551 villages |
| Kotdwar assembly constituency | Ritu Khanduri BhushanBJP | 531 villages |
| Srinagar assembly constituency | Dhan Singh RawatBJP | 520 villages |
| Pauri assembly constituency | Rajkumar PoriBJP | 464 villages |
| Salt assembly constituency | Mahesh Singh JeenaBJP | 43 villages |
| Rudraprayag assembly constituency | Bharat Singh ChaudharyBJP | 9 villages |
| Narendranagar assembly constituency | Subodh UniyalBJP | 6 villages |
| Deoprayag assembly constituency | Vinod KandariBJP | 5 villages |
| Karanprayag assembly constituency | Anil NautiyalBJP | 2 villages |
🏔️ Tourism & treks in Pauri Garhwal
31 mapped points of interest across the district
- ⛰️ Kanwana2276 m
- ⛰️ Ranigarh2150 m
- ⛰️ Budi Banj1697 m
- ⛰️ Dhanota1570 m
- ⛰️ Markinkhola1560 m
📖 Pauri Garhwal travel guide
Pauri Garhwal keeps some of Garhwal's best-kept secrets: pine-wrapped Khirsu, cantonment-quiet Lansdowne and ridge-top Himalayan views.
Read the Pauri Garhwal travel guide →District administration
As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.
- District Magistrate (DM)
- Dr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan
- Office email
- dmgarhwal@gmail.com
- Office phone
- 1368-222250
- Official portal
- pauri.nic.in ↗
For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.
Development blocks in Pauri Garhwal
Land records in Pauri Garhwal
Search registered land deeds (sale, gift, mortgage) for the Kotdwar sub-registrar office, or look up the live khatauni record of rights for any village.
Schemes & subsidies in Pauri Garhwal
Category B - hill · High subsidiesHill districts. High capital subsidy (industry ~35%) plus a hill add-on on fixed capital.
- 🚀 Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana (MSY 2.0)Bank loan up to ₹25 lakh with a 25% capital subsidy to start an enterprisearea edge
- 🏔️ Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Tourism Self-Employment Scheme33% subsidy (up to ₹15 lakh) for tourism units & vehicles in the hillsarea edge
- 🏔️ Deen Dayal Upadhyay Home Stay Development SchemeUp to 33% capital + interest subsidy to build or upgrade a homestayarea edge
- 🏭 Uttarakhand Mega Industrial & Investment Policy 2025Capital subsidy up to 20% + stamp-duty reimbursement for large investmentsarea edge
- 🏭 State MSME Capital Investment SubsidyUp to 40% capital subsidy on micro & small units, highest in hill districtsarea edge