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Gangotri (Hindi: à¤à¤à¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥) is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and origin of River Ganges.It is on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft).s of 2001 India census, Gangotri had a population of 606. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Gangotri has an average literacy rate of 89%, male literacy is 91%, female literacy is 80%.