Kirtinagar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat and a Taluk in Tehri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand
Kirtinagar was founded by Garhwal Raja Kirti Shah by the Alaknanda River in response to the destruction by flood of nearby Old Srinagar in 1894
Kirtinagar is a Block in Tehri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand State, India. Kirtinagar Block Head Quarters is Kirtinagar town . It is located 36 KM towards East from District head quarters Tehri. 82 KM from State capital Dehradun towards west .
Kirtinagar Block is bounded by by Khirsu Block towards South , Pauri Block towards South , Deoprayag Block towards west , Kot Block towards South . Pauri City , Tehri City , Chamba City , Rishikesh City are the nearby Cities to Kirtinagar.
Sudarshan Shah’s successors, namely Pratap Shah, Kirti Shah and Narendar Shah, shifted their capitals to Pratap Nagar, Kirtinagar and Narendar Nagar, respectively, for various reasons.
