Raungakaung village
About Raungakaung
Raungakaung (रौंगकौंग) is a village in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. Dharchula tehsil has 67 villages listed on My Haldwani.
रौंगकौंग उत्तराखंड के पिथौरागढ़ जिले की धारचुला तहसील का एक गाँव है।
👥 Population on record: 118.
About Pithoragarh district
Pithoragarh is Kumaon’s easternmost district, bordering Nepal and Tibet. Besides the Soar valley around Pithoragarh town, it includes Munsiyari, Dharchula, the Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave temple near Gangolihat and the Kailash Mansarovar route over the Lipulekh pass.
How to reach Raungakaung
We don’t have a confirmed map location for Raungakaung yet. Head to Pithoragarh, the district headquarters, or the Dharchula tehsil office, and ask locally for the road to the village. Shared jeeps from Haldwani and Kathgodam serve most towns in Pithoragarh district.
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Weather & best time to visit
Climate in Pithoragarh district depends on altitude: river valleys are hot in summer, middle hills (1,200–2,000 m) are pleasant from March to June and September to November, and villages above 2,000 m see snow in winter.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
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Questions about Raungakaung
Where is Raungakaung village?
Raungakaung is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand.
How can I add photos or stories about Raungakaung?
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Sources: village name and tehsil from Wikidata (CC0); location from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); altitude from SRTM elevation data. English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.