Barshaini
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| Barshaini | |
|---|---|
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Parvati Valley |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kullu District |
| Tehsil | Bhuntar Tehsil |
| Coordinates | 32.0009, 77.4400 |
| Settlement | |
| Type | Village |
| Access | By road |
| Landscape | |
| Elevation | 2,202 m |
| Terrain | Upper Parvati Valley |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | Barshaini |
| Accessions | 0 |
Barshaini is a village in the upper Parvati Valley in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India. A gram panchayat of the Kullu development block bears its name.[1] A road built from Barshaini reaches Tosh, and the trek to Kheerganga starts there.[2][3] The head race tunnel of the second stage of the Parbati Hydroelectric Project runs between Barshaini and Siund.[4] An appellation is named after the village.
Geography
Barshaini lies about 600 m north of Pulga.
In 2024 the forest department banned camping at Kheerganga and announced a barrier "at Icy Point on the Barshaini-Kheerganga trek route"; visitors were to return by 2 pm or stay the night at Nakthan, Barshaini, Kalga or Tosh.[3] The Sar Pass trek, which starts at Kasol and crosses the pass from the Grahan side, descends past Biskeri Thach towards Barshaini.[5]
The tunnel, about 32 km long, was designed to carry the river's water to a powerhouse near Siund from a dam near Pulga.[4]
The 2011 census does not enumerate Barshaini as a separate village.[6][7]
Cannabis cultivation
The Zomia Collective's index of growing regions lists Barshaini Bazaar under the Parvati Valley, untagged, which under the index's legend means the place was directly documented or accessed.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gram Panchayats". District Kullu. Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Tosh". Zomia Collective. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vashisht, Abhinav (11 July 2024). "Camping prohibited in Kullu's Kheerganga area". The Tribune.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vashisht, Abhinav (4 November 2023). "Work on 9-km NHPC tunnel completed after 23-year delay". The Tribune.
- ↑ "Sar Pass Trek - An ideal Himalayan trek for beginners". Indiahikes. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh (2014). District Census Handbook, Kullu: Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (Report). Census of India 2011, Himachal Pradesh, Series 03, Part XII-B. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh - Village Amenities (Spreadsheet (DH_2011_DCHB_Village_Release_0200.xlsx)). Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook, Kullu. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Growing Regions". Zomia Collective. Retrieved 27 September 2026.