Thangar village
About Thangar
Thangar (ठांगर) is a village in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,035 metres above sea level, in the lower river valleys belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 57 km from Dehradun and 39 km from Pauri, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Rishikesh (23 km). Yamkeshwar tehsil has 563 villages listed on My Haldwani. Thangar has its own post office, Thangar BO (PIN 246121).
ठांगर उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल जिले की यमकेश्वर तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1035 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 57 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 Thangar
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (23 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (37 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Rishikesh (23 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 57 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.
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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 Thangar
More villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil
Questions about Thangar
Where is Thangar village?
Thangar is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, at 29.9499° N, 78.4485° E.
How far is Thangar from Dehradun?
About 57 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 Thangar?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 23 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (37 km).
What is the altitude of Thangar?
About 1,035 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Thangar?
October to April. Warm to hot summers, monsoon rain from July to September, and cool winters with some morning frost.
What is the PIN code of Thangar?
Thangar has its own post office, Thangar BO, with PIN code 246121 (India Post directory).
How can I add photos or stories about Thangar?
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; PIN code from India Post (data.gov.in, GODL-India). English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.