Chinyalisaur is a small town and
tehsil headquarters in the
Uttarkashi district of the
Indian state of
Uttarakhand. It is a semi-urban settlement. It is named after a nearby village called Chinyali. 'Saur' is the
Garhrwali word for "plain" area. Chinyalisaur is located along the pilgrimage route to
Gangotri, surrounded by small mountains, on the banks of the river
Bhagirathi.