Saimat
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| Saimat | |
|---|---|
| Saimut | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Johar Valley |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh District |
| Tehsil | Munsyari Tehsil |
| Coordinates | 30.1371, 80.2489 |
| Settlement | |
| Type | Village |
| Population | 244 (2011) |
| Documentation | |
| Accessions | 1 |
Saimat is a village in Munsyari tehsil, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand, India, in the Johar Valley growing area above Munsyari. The 2011 census counted 244 people in 60 households.[1] One landrace cannabis accession was collected there in September 2025.
Geography
Saimat lies 15 km from Munsyari, the tehsil headquarters, and 126 km from Pithoragarh, the district headquarters. The village covers 371 ha.[1] The accession was collected about 8 km north of Munsyari.
People
Of the 244 people counted in 2011, 118 were men and 126 women. Of them, none belonged to Scheduled Castes and 7 to Scheduled Tribes.[1]
Cannabis
The accession is seed of a landrace general population from the 2025 harvest, collected on 25 September 2025 on the UTT01 expedition. It describes a crop 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, for several uses.
Accessions
| Name | ID | Type | Elevation (m) | Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250030 | Johar Valley Saimat General Population 2024 | ZOM-IND-UTT-0920250030 | General population | 1384 |
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.