Uniyalgaon

Uniyalgaon (or "Uniyal Gaon") is a village in the Tehri District of Uttarakhand state , India. It is part of the Bhikia Sain tehsil. Uniyalgaon is located in foothills 2km from the Surkanda Devi temple and 26km from Mussoorie. It is served by schools in Satyon and a hospital in Chamba, 12km away.

The village is comprised of 13 households with a population of 64. The literacy rate is 71.4%.

The "kuldevata" or Gotra of Uniyalgaon is Bhairav.

In 1999, Uniyalgaon was the subject of a case study on villagers' reactions to afforestation and natural resource regeneration. [cite web
last = Negi
first = D.S
title = Selected Abstracts
work = ENVIS Bulletin: Himalayan Ecology & Development
publisher = G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development
date = 2001
url = http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol91/vol91abstracts.htm
format = HTML
accessdate = 2007-08-29 ] In 1996, it participated in the Doon Valley Watershed Management project to gauge the effectiveness of participatory approaches in sustainable management. [cite web
last = Datta
first = S.K.
authorlink =
coauthors = Malabika Ray
title = Doon valley watershed management – an endeavour for sustainable eco-restoration through people’s participation
work = Watershed management, torrent and avalanche control, land rehabilitation and erosion control
publisher = FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
date =
url = http://www.fao.org/forestry/docrep/wfcxi/PUBLI/PDF/V2E_T9.PDF
format = PDF
accessdate = 2007-08-29 ]

ee also

*UniyalUniyalgaon is in Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand State. The village falls in Saklana Tehsil.

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