Panchari, a hill station with heavenly beauty

  Panchari, a hill station with heavenly beauty

Panchari is actually the  first Tourist Village of Jammu Division in the union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It falls in the jurisdiction of Municipality in  District Udhampur which  located at a distance of about forty kilometers from District Headquarter Udhampur. Panchari Hill station is extremely picturesque, scenic , extremely beautiful and well connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir to India by National Highway NH44.

It is situated at an altitude of about 5900 ft from the sea level and is nearest tourist spot to Jammu city that witnesses a delightful snowfall during the winter season.  It is nestled in the middle reaches of Ladha Dhar and this wonderful hill Station is a home to Deodar forests locally called as Dayari and thickets of Banj oak.

This first Tourist Village Pachari of Jammu Division is also one of the most beautiful and extremely scenic Hill Stations in District Udhampur that needs to be explored fully because of its infinte tourism potential. It is sorrounded with dense Deodar forests on one side and a small hill top township on the other side. It is sorrounded by Ladha Dhar on its East side, on its west side it is sorrounded by Saroli Dhar and on the north side is Shankhpal Dhar temple and Kainth Gali ridges on its southern side.

Panchari Tourist Village has been witnessing huge rush of tourists and travelers in last few years due to its exploration and development of tourism infrastructure with better road connectivity.

Panchari Distance : 

Pachari Tourist destination is well connected with a beautiful road to Udhampur, Katra Jammu and with rest of India by NH-44.

Panchari Udhampur Distance : 

The distance between Panchari and District Headquarter Udhampur is about 40 kilometres and it takes less than an hour to reach here. 

Panchari Jammu Distance :

Panchari first  Tourist Village in Jammu Division is situated at a distance of approximately 90 kilometres from District Head Quarter Jammu and it takes about two and a half hours to reach Panchari from Jammu via National High way 44 ( NH44). The nearest Railway station to Panchari is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station and udhampur Railway Station located at a distance of about 57 and 40 kilometres respectively. The nearest airport to Panchari is Jammu airport in Jammu.

Panchari Huts and Home stays : 

Panchari Hill Station has a  huge   potential for Religious Tourism as this place is blessed with a Shankari Devta, one of the oldest historical Temple which highly sipirtual and religious.  

As far as accomodation for visitors and travelers is concerned, Hotels and Home stay provisions for tourists are easily available on affordable rates that gives a tremendous boost to the Tourism and generates income for local youth.  

Things to Do in Panchari : 

Panchari is quite an ideal place for camping, trekking and is a small gateway situated in the lap of mother nature quite far way from busy hectic city life. Panchari being the first Tourist Village in Jammu Division is covered with rich confier trees on one side and a small township on the other side.

This amazing tourist destination is also sorrounded by a famous Hill station namely Nathatop on the Eastern side, Saroli Dhar on its west side, Shankhpal Dhar on North side and Kainth Gali on the south side.

There is a beautiful Tourist reception center at Kaintha  Gali that facilitates visitors and travelers and provide them the complete knowledge and information about the entire area. Panchari is an ideal place for those people and visitors who want to be in peace with themselves for some time and also want to connect with Nature directly. It is important to say that in the last few years Panchari witnessed huge rush of domestic and global tourists who visit here during the peak summer season to enjoy its extremely scenic beauty and rest for some time in the lap of mother nature.

Panchari Places to Visit nearby :

District Udhampur in the union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is naturally blessed with countless less extremely beautiful  tourist destinations where lacks of tourists and visitors from different parts of India and abroad visit every year enjoy the natural beauty of these destinations and spend some precious time in the lap of mother nature. There are countless places in the vicinity of Panchari to visit like Shankri Devta Temple, Moungri Caves, Sudhmahadev, Mantalie, Ramgarh fort , Krimchi, Devika, Nathatop and lot more. The agro farm Tourism to make young generation aware of various agricultural/farm activities like to pay visit to farms, milking of cows, preparation of butter, watching of water mills, Atta chakis, spinning of Handloom on old Handloom, sheep rearing etc are being arranged for the experience of the tourists and travelers.

Shankri Devta Temple  : 

This temple is an ancient historical Temple situated on a hillock in Village Meer falling under Block Panchari which is highly spiritual and religious. This temple is quite scenic which is sorrounded by lush green Meadows, dense forests and lofty Mountains. The block Headquarter Panchari and Village Meer are connected with by a better road from District Headquarter Udhampur. The distance from udhampur to this religious temple is about 33 kilometers only. 

The village Meer is mostly a hilly terrain and only a small portion of land here is used for agricultural purposes by local inhabitants of the area. The District Administration organises Shankri Devta Mela(festival) every year in the month of April - May in which lacks of people from different parts of the Jammu and Kashmir participate to pay their reverence at this holy temple. Many sports competitions like Kabbadi, Tug of War, weight lifting etc are organized for entertainment purposes as well expose and explore the local talent for various sports. 

The rich folk music, dance other art and culture traditions of Panchari are wonders to enjoy. 

Panchari weather : 

The weather in Panchari Hill Station remains quite pleasant during the summer season and the average temperature ranges here from 26 degree Celsius to 33 degree Celsius through out the year. But during winter season it is quite cool here and average temperature here remains below  12 degree Celsius and in warmer  months it is 25 degree Celsius average.

Conclude : 

First Tourist Village Panchari has nowadays  become one of the mostly visited tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir. The upcoming huts in Panchari are surely going to transform this wonderful tourist place into a base camp for trekking on high level, adventure camps, outdoor quotient of the place and its adjoining area. 

The Panchari in winters recieves a mild snowfall due to which this tourist Village becomes not less than a white wonderland to visit. It is also important to mention that during  winters, the tourist Village is a place to visit and visitors can  participate in a number of games and activities as well in view of village being covered with snow is quite mesmerizing and a source of pleasure and fun for all tourists visiting this wonderland.  

Tourists and travelers can also avail an opportunity to purchase local authentic art and craft pieces as a memory by visiting a local bazar namely saddar Bazar-  Saddi Virasat that has been specially established here to exhibit the local art and craft. We hope that in coming years Panchari becomes a big hub of global tourists and travelers.

From : 

Team Panaromicspots.

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