Sinwal village
About Sinwal
Sinwal (सिंवाल) is a village in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to Ghud patti (घुड). It lies at roughly 1,737 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 90 km from Dehradun and 18 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Pauri (18 km). Chaubattakhal tehsil has 311 villages listed on My Haldwani.
सिंवाल उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की चौबटाखाल तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1737 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 90 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 Sinwal
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Kotdwar (50 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (73 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Pauri (18 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 90 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: Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
Best time to visit: March to June and September to November.
Terraced fields, pine and oak forests and stone houses with slate roofs are typical of this belt.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Sinwal
More villages in Chaubattakhal tehsil
Questions about Sinwal
Where is Sinwal village?
Sinwal is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 30.0392° N, 78.9162° E.
How far is Sinwal from Dehradun?
About 90 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 Sinwal?
Kotdwar railway station, about 50 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (73 km).
What is the altitude of Sinwal?
About 1,737 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Sinwal?
March to June and September to November. Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
How can I add photos or stories about Sinwal?
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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.