Mavakot village
About Mavakot
Mavakot (मवाकोट) is a village in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to Motadhak patti (मोटाढाक). It lies at roughly 426 metres above sea level, in the Terai–Bhabar foothills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 74 km from Dehradun and 52 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Kotdwar (6 km). Yamkeshwar tehsil has 563 villages listed on My Haldwani.
मवाकोट उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की यमकेश्वर तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 426 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 74 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 Mavakot
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Kotdwar (5 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (54 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Kotdwar (6 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 74 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Kotdwar; 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: Hot summers (often above 38°C in May–June), heavy monsoon rain from July to September, and mild, foggy winters.
Best time to visit: October to March.
This belt is mostly flat farmland with wheat, paddy and sugarcane fields.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Mavakot
More villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil
Questions about Mavakot
Where is Mavakot village?
Mavakot is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 29.7684° N, 78.4675° E.
How far is Mavakot from Dehradun?
About 74 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 Mavakot?
Kotdwar railway station, about 5 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (54 km).
What is the altitude of Mavakot?
About 426 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Mavakot?
October to March. Hot summers (often above 38°C in May–June), heavy monsoon rain from July to September, and mild, foggy winters.
How can I add photos or stories about Mavakot?
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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.