Paniya village
About Paniya
Paniya (पणिया) is a village in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to Kolagad patti (कोलागाड). It lies at roughly 834 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 81 km from Dehradun and 25 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Satpuli (3 km). Chaubattakhal tehsil has 311 villages listed on My Haldwani.
पणिया उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की चौबटाखाल तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 834 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 81 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 Paniya
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Kotdwar (29 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (62 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Satpuli (3 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 81 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Satpuli; 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 Paniya
More villages in Chaubattakhal tehsil
Questions about Paniya
Where is Paniya village?
Paniya is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 29.9242° N, 78.7453° E.
How far is Paniya from Dehradun?
About 81 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 Paniya?
Kotdwar railway station, about 29 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (62 km).
What is the altitude of Paniya?
About 834 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Paniya?
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 Paniya?
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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.