Bandani village
About Bandani
Bandani (बांदणी) is a village in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 690 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 49 km from Dehradun and 45 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Rishikesh (15 km). Yamkeshwar tehsil has 563 villages listed on My Haldwani.
बांदणी उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की यमकेश्वर तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 690 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 49 किमी है।
About Pauri Garhwal district
Pauri Garhwal stretches from Kotdwar at the edge of the plains to the high ridges around Pauri town, with Lansdowne cantonment, Srinagar on the Alaknanda, the Kandoliya and Kyunkaleshwar temples and part of Corbett’s Kalagarh area. Many villages here are still known by their traditional patti.
How to reach Bandani
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (14 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (29 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Rishikesh (15 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 49 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Rishikesh; 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 Bandani
More villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil
Questions about Bandani
Where is Bandani village?
Bandani is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 29.9819° N, 78.3578° E.
How far is Bandani from Dehradun?
About 49 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 Bandani?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 14 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (29 km).
What is the altitude of Bandani?
About 690 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Bandani?
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 Bandani?
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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.