Winnowing Garwhal, Uttarakhand. India.
Hill farmers wives winnowing grain in the courtyard of their houses. Tehri Garwhal, Uttarakhand. India. Tehri Garhwal is one of the largest districts in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 604,747 (2001 census), a increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south. According to the 2011 census Tehri Garhwal district has a population of 616,409, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Vermont. This gives it a ranking of 520th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 169 inhabitants per square kilometre (440 /sq mi) Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was Tehri Garhwal has a sex ratio of 1078 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of Hindus number 596,769; Muslims 6,390 (); and Sikhs 561. In the 60s, Tehri Garhwal extended much farther east than it currently does. In 1997, much of the eastern portion of Tehri Garhwal was detached and merged with portions of the Pauri Garhwal district and the Chamoli district to form the Rudraprayag district.
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Location: Tehri Garwhal, Uttarakhand. India.
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