Kulsari village
About Kulsari
Kulsari (कुलसारी) is a village in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,139 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 139 km from Dehradun and 38 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Tharali (4 km). Tharali tehsil has 309 villages listed on My Haldwani.
कुलसारी उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की थराली तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1139 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 139 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 Kulsari
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Ramnagar (84 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Pithoragarh (Naini Saini) Airport (94 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Tharali (4 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 139 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Tharali; 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: Warm to hot summers, monsoon rain from July to September, and cool winters with some morning frost.
Best time to visit: October to April.
Valley villages usually farm terraced fields of paddy, wheat and seasonal vegetables close to the river.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Kulsari
More villages in Tharali tehsil
Questions about Kulsari
Where is Kulsari village?
Kulsari is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.0903° N, 79.4574° E.
How far is Kulsari from Dehradun?
About 139 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 Kulsari?
Ramnagar railway station, about 84 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Pithoragarh (Naini Saini) Airport (94 km).
What is the altitude of Kulsari?
About 1,139 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Kulsari?
October to April. Warm to hot summers, monsoon rain from July to September, and cool winters with some morning frost.
How can I add photos or stories about Kulsari?
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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.