Patna village
About Patna
Patna (पटना) is a village in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 654 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 39 km from Dehradun and 40 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Rishikesh (10 km). Yamkeshwar tehsil has 563 villages listed on My Haldwani.
पटना उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की यमकेश्वर तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 654 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 39 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 Patna
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (8 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (20 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Rishikesh (10 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 39 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.
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. 📍 This location was matched automatically from open map data and may be approximate. Know the exact spot? Fix the pin.
📍 Is this pin in the wrong place?
If you know Patna, move the pin to the centre of the village and send it to us.
Tap the map or drag the pin. Selected: not set
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 Patna
More villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil
Questions about Patna
Where is Patna village?
Patna is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 30.1117° N, 78.3634° E.
How far is Patna from Dehradun?
About 39 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 Patna?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 8 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (20 km).
What is the altitude of Patna?
About 654 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Patna?
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 Patna?
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.