Dhamkar village
About Dhamkar
Dhamkar (ढमकर) is a village in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,493 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 115 km from Dehradun and 29 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Karnaprayag (11 km). Gairsain tehsil has 229 villages listed on My Haldwani.
ढमकर उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की गैरसैण तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1493 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 115 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 Dhamkar
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Kotdwar (81 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (100 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Karnaprayag (11 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 115 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 Dhamkar
More villages in Gairsain tehsil
Questions about Dhamkar
Where is Dhamkar village?
Dhamkar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.1595° N, 79.2154° E.
How far is Dhamkar from Dehradun?
About 115 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 Dhamkar?
Kotdwar railway station, about 81 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (100 km).
What is the altitude of Dhamkar?
About 1,493 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Dhamkar?
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 Dhamkar?
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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.