Chamoli Gopeshwar is a township in the Garhwal hills and a municipal board within Chamoli district. It is the administrative headquarters of the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand in India and is 1,450 m (4,760 ft) above sea level.

Geography

Gopeshwar is located at 30°25′N 79°20′E/30.42°N 79.33°E/ 30.42; 79.33. It has an average elevation of 1,450 m (4,760 ft). Gopeshwar is 8.4 km (5.2 mi) away from Chamoli which is located on the banks of Alaknanda river and along NH 58. Gopeswer Uttarakhand

Climate

Classified by Köppen-Geiger system as humid subtropical climate (Cwa).

Climate data for Chamoli Gopeshwar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.4 (56.1)15.9 (60.6)20.5 (68.9)26 (79)29.3 (84.7)28.3 (82.9)25 (77)24.4 (75.9)24.2 (75.6)22.4 (72.3)18.3 (64.9)14.8 (58.6)21.9 (71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)8.6 (47.5)10.4 (50.7)14.7 (58.5)19.1 (66.4)22.5 (72.5)22.8 (73.0)21.3 (70.3)20.9 (69.6)20.1 (68.2)17.1 (62.8)13 (55)9.8 (49.6)16.7 (62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)3.8 (38.8)4.9 (40.8)9 (48)12.3 (54.1)15.7 (60.3)17.4 (63.3)17.6 (63.7)17.4 (63.3)16 (61)11.8 (53.2)7.8 (46.0)4.9 (40.8)11.5 (52.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)74 (2.9)76 (3.0)77 (3.0)36 (1.4)48 (1.9)140 (5.5)322 (12.7)271 (10.7)150 (5.9)66 (2.6)12 (0.5)33 (1.3)1,305 (51.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Demographics

According to the 2021 India census, Chamoli Gopeshwar has a population of 41,447. The total number of households are 10513. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Chamoli Gopeshwar has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy at 85% and female literacy at 75%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Herbal Research and Development Institute

Herbal Research and Development Institute (also HRDI) in Gopeshwar is a government-run research institute founded in 1989 that conserves and studies medicinal herbs found in abundance in the upper regions of Uttarakhand. 18,000 plant species have been identified in the state, and about 1,800 of those are considered to be of medicinal value.[citation needed] Herbs, which are mentioned in Ayurvedic classical texts, continue to play a vital role in the region and are used by traditional local healers for ailments that can usually be cured with modern medicine.

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