Himalayan mountains and a river in the Garhwal region

Uttar Kashi District

Uttarakhand, India

Photo: Pankaj Kumar / Unsplash
Blocks
7
Villages
761
Pin codes
15
Elevation
648-648 m

About Uttar Kashi district

Uttar Kashi is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 7 development blocks covering 761 villages across 15 postal areas. It spans 6 assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency. Rivers including Benal Gad, Binsi Gād, Bishkalti Nala flow through the district.

Geography & connectivity

Elevation range
648-648 m
National highways
NH109, NH707A
Rivers
Benal GadBinsi GādBishkalti NalaBoruna GadGamri GadGaru GadKali GangaKamal NadiPabbar RiverRano GadVasuki Gangakhatwa Gad

Representation & politics

Lok Sabha (Parliament)
  • Tehri Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Mala Rajya Lakshmi ShahBJP
Assembly constituencies (6)
Yamunotri assembly constituencySanjay DobhalIND299 villages
Purola assembly constituencyDurgeshwar LalBJP228 villages
Gangotri assembly constituencySuresh Singh ChauhanBJP222 villages
Ghanshali assembly constituencyShakti Lal ShahBJP1 villages
Chakrata assembly constituencyPritam SinghINC1 villages
Pratapnagar assembly constituencyVikram Singh NegiINC1 villages

🏔️ Tourism & treks in Uttar Kashi

163 mapped points of interest across the district

⛰️ 88 Peaks🏞️ 33 Lakes⛺ 21 Camp / huts🧊 14 Glaciers📍 4 Attractions🔭 2 Viewpoints♨️ 1 Hot spring
Popular treks
🥾 Kedarkantha Trek🥾 Har Ki Dun Trek🥾 Dayara Bugyal Trek🥾 Gaumukh Tapovan Trek
Highest peaks
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📖 Uttar Kashi travel guide

Uttarkashi is the Bhagirathi valley, with Gangotri dham, apple-orchard Harsil and the beginner-friendly meadows of Dayara Bugyal.

Read the Uttar Kashi 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)
Shri Meharban Singh Bisht
Office email
dm-utt-ua@nic.in
Office phone
01374-222280
Official portal
uttarkashi.nic.in ↗

For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.

Development blocks in Uttar Kashi

Bhatwari Block
105 villages
Chinyalisaur Block
115 villages
Dunda Block
141 villages
Mori Block
98 villages
Naugaon Block
212 villages
Purola Block
89 villages
Uttar Kashi Block
1 villages
📄 Check khasra khatauni for Uttar Kashi online - Bhulekh guide→🌤️ Uttar Kashiweather & best time to visit→

Schemes & subsidies in Uttar Kashi

Category A - remote hill · Highest subsidies

Most remote hill districts. Top capital-investment subsidy (industry ~40%, homestay 33%) and extra hill add-ons.

All schemes & opportunities →