Burphu
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| Burphu | |
|---|---|
| Burfu | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Johar Valley |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh District |
| Tehsil | Munsyari Tehsil |
| Coordinates | 30.3667, 80.1842 |
| Settlement | |
| Type | Village |
| Population | 94 (2011) |
| Landscape | |
| Elevation | 3,250 m |
| Documentation | |
| Accessions | 2 |
Burphu (also Burfu) is a village in the upper Johar Valley, in Munsyari tehsil, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand, India. The 2011 census counted 94 people in 41 households.[1] It is one of the Malla Johar villages that keep the custom of Nanda Ashtami.[2]: 557 Two landrace cannabis accessions were collected there in September 2025, at 3,250 m.
Geography
People
Of the 94 people counted in 2011, 55 were men and 39 women. Of them, 49 belonged to Scheduled Castes and 37 to Scheduled Tribes.[1]
Cannabis
Both accessions were collected on 28 September 2025 on the UTT01 expedition: a landrace general population from the 2024 harvest and a selection from the 2025 harvest. They describe a population that reproduces by itself, kept from locally grown flower, growing in monoculture, intercropped and as semi-feral stands, sown in May and June and harvested from September to November.
Accessions
| Name | ID | Type | Elevation (m) | Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250033 | Johar Valley Burphu Village Feral Glacier Selection 2025 | ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250033 | Selection | 3250 | |
| ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250034 | Johar Valley Burphu Village Glacier Selection 2024 | ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250034 | General population | 3250 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Directorate of Census Operations, Uttarakhand. District Census Handbook, Pithoragarh (Village amenities spreadsheet (DH_2011_DCHB_Village_Release_0500.xlsx)). Census of India 2011, Uttarakhand, Series 06, Part XII-A. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ Rawat, Shalini; Sharma, Pradeep Kumar; Naithani, Suman; Uniyal, V. P. (2025). "Conserving nature, honoring tradition: Insights from Johar Valley, Uttarakhand". Environment Conservation Journal. 26 (2): 551–560. doi:10.36953/ECJ.30892990.