Kaladhung village
About Kaladhung
Kaladhung (कलढुंग) is a village in Pauri tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to Nand patti (नांद). It lies at roughly 1,199 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 76 km from Dehradun and 2 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Pauri (2 km). Pauri tehsil has 834 villages listed on My Haldwani.
कलढुंग उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की पौडी तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1199 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 76 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 Kaladhung
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (50 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (60 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Pauri (2 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 76 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Pauri; 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 Kaladhung
More villages in Pauri tehsil
Questions about Kaladhung
Where is Kaladhung village?
Kaladhung is in Pauri tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 30.1552° N, 78.799° E.
How far is Kaladhung from Dehradun?
About 76 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 Kaladhung?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 50 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (60 km).
What is the altitude of Kaladhung?
About 1,199 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Kaladhung?
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 Kaladhung?
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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.