Yamkeshwar

Coordinates: 29°59′31″N 78°24′07″E / 29.992°N 78.402°E / 29.992; 78.402
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Yamkeshwar
UTC+5:30
PIN
246275
Vehicle registrationUK-12
Websitepauri.gov.in

Yamkeshwar is a

Yamaraj by God Shiva.[2]

The tehsil is part of

BJP. The tehsil also has the ancestral village of UP CM Yogi Adityanath.[4]

The tehsil is well connected by road and can be reached either from Haridwar and Rishikesh, or through Kotdwar and Lansdowne. Majority of the Tehsil is rural and hilly area. Most people find employment in agriculture or tourism activities. In 2022, the tehsil was in the news for the Ankita Bhandari murder case.[5]

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