Srinagar Town, Garhwal

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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.

Srinagar Town

Town in Garhwal District, United Provinces, situated in 30° 13' N. and 78° 46' E., on the left bank of the Alak- nanda, at an elevation of 1,706 feet above sea-level. Population (1901), 2,091. The old town was founded in the seventeenth century and became the capital of Garhwal ; but it was washed away in 1894 in the flood caused by the bursting of the Gohna lake. The new town has been built on a higher site, and is well laid out. Srinagar ranks next to Kotdwara in importance, and owes its trade chiefly to its position on the pilgrim route. It contains a fine hospital and a police station, and is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,100. A private school has 198 pupils.