Ghamandpur

Village in Uttarakhand, India

Ghamandpur
village
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK
Nearest city	Rishikesh
Climate	Normal (Köppen)
Website	uk.gov.in

Ghamandpur is a small village in Uttarakhand, India. The village lies between Dehradun and Rishikesh, 4 km from the Jolly Grant Airport. There is an ancient Shiv temple which is Chandramoleshar manifestation of Lord Shiva.

Geography & ecology

With the mountain ranges of Shivalik Hills as backdrop, the village is surrounded by Reserved Forest which has Asian elephants, monkeys and deers. The whole village is surrounded by an electrical fence to keep the wild animals out of farmland.

Economy

The main occupation is farming. Honey harvesting, sugarcane and wheat are the main crops grown in the village farms. There are popular trees commercial plantations. Rajaji Ka Bagh grows mangoes, sugarcane, lychee and other crops.

Education

Government Polytechnic at nearby Ranipokhari imparts vocational technical education.

Transport and connectivity

Ranipokhri tunnel (Dehradun-Tehri tunnel), ~27 km long tunnel between Dehradun & Tehri on ~35 km long greenfield alignment is being built in this area, southern end of which begins from Ranipokhri.^[1]