Sakun village
About Sakun
Sakun (सकुन) is a village in Pithoragarh tehsil of Pithoragarh district in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. Pithoragarh tehsil has 346 villages listed on My Haldwani. Sakun has its own post office, Sakun BO (PIN 262521).
सकुन उत्तराखंड के पिथौरागढ़ जिले की पिथौरागढ (सदर) तहसील का एक गाँव है।
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 Sakun
We don’t have a confirmed map location for Sakun yet. Head to Pithoragarh, the district headquarters, or the Pithoragarh 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 Sakun
Where is Sakun village?
Sakun is in Pithoragarh tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand.
What is the PIN code of Sakun?
Sakun has its own post office, Sakun BO, with PIN code 262521 (India Post directory).
How can I add photos or stories about Sakun?
Use the “Share your village” form on the Kumaon 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 OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); 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.