Sankari village
About Sankari
Sankari (सांकरी) is a village in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,181 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 116 km from Dehradun and 10 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Gopeshwar (10 km). Pokhari tehsil has 137 villages listed on My Haldwani.
सांकरी उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की पोखरी तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1181 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 116 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 Sankari
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (96 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (103 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Gopeshwar (10 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 116 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Gopeshwar; 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 Sankari
More villages in Pokhari tehsil
Questions about Sankari
Where is Sankari village?
Sankari is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.3579° N, 79.2357° E.
How far is Sankari from Dehradun?
About 116 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 Sankari?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 96 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (103 km).
What is the altitude of Sankari?
About 1,181 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Sankari?
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 Sankari?
Use the “Share your village” form on the Garhwal Villages page. After review, your photos and memories appear on this page with your name.
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.