Bung Bung
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| Bung Bung | |
|---|---|
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Kali Valley |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh District |
| Tehsil | Dharchula Tehsil |
| Coordinates | 29.9702, 80.6551 |
| Settlement | |
| Type | Village |
| Population | 516 (2011) |
| Documentation | |
| Accessions | 1 |
Bung Bung is a village in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand, India, in the Kali Valley growing area. The 2011 census counted 516 people in 110 households.[1] One landrace cannabis accession, a feral selection, was collected there in September 2025.
Geography
Bung Bung lies 38 km from Dharchula, the tehsil headquarters and nearest town, and 138 km from Pithoragarh, the district headquarters. The village covers 213 ha.[1] The accession was collected about 17 km north-east of Dharchula.
People
Of the 516 people counted in 2011, 271 were men and 245 women. Of them, 109 belonged to Scheduled Castes and 83 to Scheduled Tribes.[1]
Cannabis
The accession is seed of a feral selection from the 2025 harvest, collected from many plants on 12 September 2025 on the UTT01 expedition, the same day as the Jumma and Pangla accessions. It describes a short-day population that reproduces by itself and is also grown from seed kept from locally grown flower, in monoculture, intercropped and as semi-feral stands, sown in May and June and harvested from September to November, for several uses.
Accessions
| Name | ID | Type | Elevation (m) | Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250015 | Kali Valley 'Bung Bung Village' Feral Selection 2025 | ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250015 | Selection | 1900 |
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.