Tehri Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Tehri Town
Capital of the State of Tehri, United Provinces, situated in 30° 23' N. and 78° 32' E., at the junction of the Bhagirathi and Bheling rivers. Population (1901), 3,387. Tehri stands at an elevation of 2,278 feet above the sea, and in the summer great heat is experienced. The Raja then resides at Pratapnagar, which stands on a ridge 8,000 feet above the sea, at a distance of about 9 miles. Tehri was a small village when, in 1815, Raja Sudarshan Shah look up his residence there. It occupies the tongue of land between the two rivers, three-quarters of a mile in length and half a mile in breadth. The bazar lies in an old river bed, which divides the town into two portions. All the courts, the dispensary, and the school are built on a ridge to the south, while the members of the ruling family live on a ridge to the north. On a still higher ridge stands the Raja's palace, which commands the whole town. There are several temples and dharmsalas for the acconnnodation of pilgrims. About Rs. 4,000 is raised annually from octroi. Tehri is the chief commercial centre in the State, and there is a busy market at which the products of the plains and imported goods are sold. The high school has 220 pupils.
