Thursday, December 11, 2014

Siri (Chamoli), Uttarakhand

                          SIRI (CHAMOLI)


Siri is a very beautiful village situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It comes under the tehsil Karanprayag. It has around 60 households as per Census of 2011 but most of the familes are living out of the village in some big cities and only around 30 households are there in the village.
    Birds Eye View of the Village Siri
    Some of the statistics of the village as per 2011 census are:-

    No. of households:   60
    Total population:   300
    Population- Male:   138
    Population- Female:   162
    Sex ratio:   1174 (females per 1000 males)
    Literacy rate:   73.04%
    Male Literacy rate:   85.71%
    Female Literacy rate:   62.04%



    Scenic view of the valley downhill taken from Siri


    Nearest market place to the village is Narayanbaragh. Public transportation is also available upto Narayanbagarh. From here one can take taxi to reach the village. There are some small shops in the village also from where one can get goods of daily use.

    Farmland near Siri Village

    There is no school in siri village and one has to go to school paitoli for schooling which is adjacent to the village. The school is upto 12th standard.

    From here also goes the way to Kushdeo which is a very famous pilgrim of the area. Kushdeo is a temple of Lord Shiva long with Luv and Kush. It is around 13 Kms walk from Siri village and has a splendid scenic beauty in the way.

    Way to KushDeo - A temple of Lord Shiva and Luv Kush

    Thursday, July 29, 2010

    Kaub (Chamoli) Uttarakhand

    KAUB (CHAMOLI)

    Kaub is a very beautiful area situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is a cluster of around 6 small villages with a strength of more around 242 families. The villages which are included in Kaub are :

    • Kankhuda
    • Than
    • Parethi
    • Bhulyada
    • Rawal Gaon
    • Dumara 

    Panoramic view of Kaub
    Panoramic View of the village Kaub
    Some Statistics of Kaub:-

    No. of households         :   242
    Total population         :   1257
    Population- Male         :   559
    Population- Female         :   698
    Sex ratio                         :   1249 (females per 1000 males)
    Literacy rate                 :   70.25%
    Male Literacy rate         :   90.53%
    Female Literacy rate :   55.09% 

    The nearest marketplace to the village is Narainbagarh. Narainbagarh is also the last place up to where public transportation like buses are available. From here one can take a taxi and reach the village or one can  go nearly 3-4 Kms. on foot to reach the village.

    Kaub
    Another panoramic View of the village Kaub
    There are some small shops available in the village from where one can get goods of daily use.

    There are 2 schools in the village one of which impart education up to 8th standard and another upto 10th Standard. After that if one wants to study then he/she has to go the school at Narainbagarh. It is a very long and tiring path going daily up and down but the students do this task daily. On the way to the village you will be surrounded by panoramic views. You can see the Pindar river flowing down under.The view of Himalayas is awesome and you don't regret that you had to walk so much on foot to reach this place

    Kaub
    Beautiful view of Himalayas from Kaub

    If you land in autumns then you can find oranges and maize here in plenty for you to eat.

    Some of the beautiful pictures which I had taken on my way to the village can be seen here . They are simply amazing.

    If anyone wants to visit the place you can simply contact me and I can arrange a visit for you. 

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