What can I buy in the hills for 5 lakhs?

livinhimalayas

Depends upon several factors DW - proximity to main Highway, closeness to the river and ofcourse proximity ot the city. Within the Municipal limits it is any where from 5 - 8 lakhs a nali. Where we are it is about a lakh a nali. Should I start looking for land for you ?? The water source is no guarantee you could find one if you are lucky.
Who knows which one he means, could be any of the several that they grow and eat here locally - gahat, bhatt, soonta, urad your guess is as good as mine. We need to ask Jyoti to take us to the place where he had the dal look for the same one and then identify it
we are talking of bhatt not bhaat - bhatt is like ET said black soybean and bhaat is rice which is what you meant. so you can have bhatt and bhaat as a whole meal is that clear now CM.

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delhiwala

Thanks for your offer ! I'll certainly seek your help when I decide to go for it....

Just for info, what do you think of Harsil ? any idea bout rates ?

It would be nice to have a small cottage in an apple orchard ?

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livinhimalayas

About three years back I was being offere land in Mukhba for about 30k a nali that was when Mukhba had no drivable road to it. Now there is a connecting road from Harsil to Mukhba the rates at both Mukhba and Harsil must have gone up. We chose not to live there as it was too remote, most of the time you can;t even find fresh veggies, what grows there is not enough and in winter the area is deserted as most of the population shifts to areas like Gangori, Ganeshpur, Netala, Matli to enjoy the warmer regions. Then even finding a person to talk to becomes difficult in the areas.
It is beautiful alright but I prefer to just visit for a few days that is all.

Aupmanyav

In which direction of Harsil does Mukhba lies, Livinginhimalayas? Does it have deodar around?

jyotipg

This is a question for any of the recent land buyers.

What is the current going rate in the Ranikhet area? My friend is looking for a land in Ranikhet side. Anyone been to that area recently could provide an idea of the current guidance value.

Thansk,
Jyoti

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livinhimalayas

Mukhba is 1 km upstream and a few hundred meters above harsil. It has deodars.

Aupmanyav

Livinginhimalayas, one nalli, immediately, whatever it costs. More if possible. Who wants to see humans.

livinhimalayas

you will not be able to buy more than a Nali and a bit more as yo uare not a Uttarakhand Domicile. Do you want me to buy the land for you without you ever seeing it or visiting the area. Agree about people but I prefer the way we are more accessible to facilities. Moreover the road up to Harsil from Uttarkashi is terrible and not likely to improve for several years due to construction of the Dams on Bhagirathi.

Aupmanyav

Once one goes there, there is no need to come back for months. The road was not that bad when I went through that area. OK, let me come and check.

Paleface

Harsil/Mukba is prime territory in Deodar, but 80 kms up from Uttarkashi, and bear in mind most come down in winter - so is one looking for a year round living or spring to xmas location?

And don't leave it too long, even hereabouts there is a steady trickle of folks looking, buying, building, which is why immediately adjacent close friends have bought land to the West - now no one can do anything awful on our heads or in the South where the water runs, North is a cliff with a Devatar living on top in a chotta mandir.

I know - we didn't want to have any neighbours in close proximity, a kilometer minimum is ok, then if you have a few nali's or more there is a chance of planting/landscaping a micro environment, we bought terraced fields. Actually buying land in forested areas is i would say nigh on impossible. We have heard of amazing cheap deals, 200 nali's at 20K ea. or rumoured to be, but across the river and a walk aways - that sort of thing poses it's own problems of logistics?

But having said that i now feel that as much as one likes to be a bit isolated, and in that thinks onself to be more self sufficient? There is a n advantage obviously in integrating, being accepted locally in the villages.. in fact it's great and after a couple of years which it naturally takes for trust to be established, working together always produces optimum creative results - and we are always going to need help and be asked to help, no escaping that!

My wife brilliantly grew dal up the stalks of Corn. Our man has told the whole district how to get two crops out of one field, You see he said to women threshing in yonder field - in all this time we never had the brains to think of that, so they do know more about farming than we thought they did!

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Aupmanyav

That is wisdom. How come IM is now calling me Maha Guru? Am I good enough for that? I would like to return to my former designation. So, Mukhba is a suburb of Harsil. Livinginhimalayas, don't you think you missed a chance?

delhiwala

When was it ? Recent past ?

taurus78

Hi JyotiPG,

I recently bought land near Ranikhet in Majhkali.I have bought 200 SqYds for 5 Lakhs. I know this is high compared to what villagers or brokers might be selling.

Please visit www.gowo.co.in.

This completely saved me from the hassle of dealing with brokers and villagers with whom i have burnt my fingers a few times before.

I think for people who are new to the hills, this seems like a manageable piece of land and accessible too, with a water body nearby nearby.

Let me know if you want further details

Regards

bjp

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Paleface

Two years i guess... the thing is that such land is available but an hour, hour and a half walk from any roadhead, which naturally poses some considerable challenges.