Chula village
About Chula
Chula (चूला) is a village in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,601 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 123 km from Dehradun and 26 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Karnaprayag (13 km). Karnaprayag tehsil has 226 villages listed on My Haldwani.
चूला उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की कर्णप्रयाग तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1601 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 123 किमी है।
About Chamoli district
Chamoli district holds some of Uttarakhand’s most famous places: Badrinath, the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib, Auli near Joshimath, Gopeshwar, and the confluences of Nandprayag and Karnaprayag. The Chipko movement began here, in Reni village.
How to reach Chula
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Ramnagar (89 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (108 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Karnaprayag (13 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 123 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Karnaprayag; for the last stretch, ask locally or book a taxi.
Distances are straight-line. Hill roads are usually 1.5 to 2 times longer, so allow extra time.
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Weather & best time to visit
Climate: Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
Best time to visit: March to June and September to November.
Terraced fields, pine and oak forests and stone houses with slate roofs are typical of this belt.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Chula
More villages in Karnaprayag tehsil
Questions about Chula
Where is Chula village?
Chula is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.1787° N, 79.3069° E.
How far is Chula from Dehradun?
About 123 km in a straight line. By road it is usually 1.5 to 2 times more because of hill bends.
Which is the nearest railway station to Chula?
Ramnagar railway station, about 89 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (108 km).
What is the altitude of Chula?
About 1,601 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Chula?
March to June and September to November. Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
How can I add photos or stories about Chula?
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Sources: village name and tehsil from Wikidata (CC0); location from an automatic name match against OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) data, so it may be approximate; altitude from SRTM elevation data. English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.