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Place details

Locality: Gauchar
Region: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gauchar
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Gauchar's Historical Field.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Gauchar's Historical Ground
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttarakhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttarakhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttarakhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chamoli
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 7303
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi

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Wikidata facts

Area: 5.39
Elevation: 800
Image: Gauchar's Historical Field.jpg
Dialing code: 1363

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Commons category: Gauchar
postal code: 246429

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Contents

Geography
History
Gauchar Mela
Demographics
Transport
Gauchar Airport
References

thumb|Gauchar Tourist Rest House

Gauchar (Garhwali: Gòchàr ) is a hill town located in Karnaprayag tehsil subdistrict within Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India. Gauchar is situated on the left bank of river Alaknanda and is en route to the celebrated holy destination of Badrinath. Situated at an altitude of above the sea level, Gauchar is surrounded by seven mountains. The town is well known for its historic trade fair and airstrip. It is also known for its work to curb the loss of lives in the 2013 floods of Uttarakhand. Gauchar is located on one of the largest pieces of flatland in this mountainous region of Uttarakhand.