Thunja
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| Thunja | |
|---|---|
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Parvati Valley |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kullu District |
| Tehsil | Bhuntar Tehsil |
| Coordinates | 31.9821, 77.3397 |
| Settlement | |
| Type | Village |
| Access | On foot from the road-head in the side valley above Kasol |
| Landscape | |
| Elevation | 2,450–2,600 m |
| Terrain | South-west-facing slopes |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | Thunja |
| Accessions | 6 |
Thunja is a village in a side valley of the Parvati Valley reached from Kasol, in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India. It shares the valley with Grahan and Pulgi; a road runs partway up the valley from Kasol "to the trailheads for Thunja, Grahan, and Pulgi".[1] Cannabis is grown around it for charas. Six accessions carry Thunja as their locality, all held in the Zomia Genetic Library, and the village gives its name to an appellation.
Geography
The collection documentation of the Zomia Collective describes its fields as facing south-west at 2,500 m, higher than those of Grahan and Pulgi and with "abundant sunlight".[1] The collection sites lie at 2,450 to 2,600 m.
The 2011 census does not enumerate Thunja as a separate village.[2][3]
Cannabis cultivation
The collection documentation describes the cannabis of the side valley as a narrow-leaflet drug-type landrace worked for charas, and credits Thunja's sunnier fields with "bright, fruity terpenes and purple/black phenotypes with exceptional resin quality".[1] The Zomia Collective's index of growing regions lists two groups of fields, the Thunja fields and the Thunja-Kutla fields. It tags the Thunja fields "Eradications Ongoing", a tag it defines as "Active eradication observed or reported", and leaves the Thunja-Kutla fields untagged, which under the index's legend means they were directly documented or accessed.[4]
One accession comes from the 2022 harvest, collected under the expedition code HIMA01: a selection "from plants around Thunja Village by locals making charas"; its name begins with Grahan.[1] The other five are general populations collected on 29 October 2025, two from the village and three from a grower's fields at 2,600 m.
Accessions
| Name | ID | Type | Elevation (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-IND-HIM-0920220017 | Grahan 'Thunja' Selection 2022 | ZOM-IND-HIM-0920220017 | Selection | 2458 |
| ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250007 | Thunja Village General Population #1 2025 | ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250007 | General population | 2450 |
| ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250008 | Thunja Village General Population #2 2025 | ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250008 | General population | 2450 |
| ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250009 | Thunja Dilip General Population #1 2025 | ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250009 | General population | 2600 |
| ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250010 | Thunja Dilip General Population #2 2025 | ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250010 | General population | 2600 |
| ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250011 | Thunja Dilip General Population #3 2025 | ZOM-IND-HIM-1020250011 | General population | 2600 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Grahan Valley". Zomia Collective. 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.