Saliyana village
About Saliyana
Saliyana (सलियाणा) is a village in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,323 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 120 km from Dehradun and 25 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Karnaprayag (10 km). Gairsain tehsil has 229 villages listed on My Haldwani. Saliyana has its own post office, Saliyana BO (PIN 246444).
सलियाणा उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की गैरसैण तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1323 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 120 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 Saliyana
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Kotdwar (88 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (105 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Karnaprayag (10 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 120 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 Saliyana
More villages in Gairsain tehsil
Questions about Saliyana
Where is Saliyana village?
Saliyana is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.1892° N, 79.2769° E.
How far is Saliyana from Dehradun?
About 120 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 Saliyana?
Kotdwar railway station, about 88 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (105 km).
What is the altitude of Saliyana?
About 1,323 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Saliyana?
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.
What is the PIN code of Saliyana?
Saliyana has its own post office, Saliyana BO, with PIN code 246444 (India Post directory).
How can I add photos or stories about Saliyana?
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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; PIN code from India Post (data.gov.in, GODL-India). English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.