Tanakpur, India
Tanakpur is a town of 16,905 people in Uttarakhand, India, founded in 1880.
Why visit Tanakpur
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 4 parks and trails in and around town.
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About Tanakpur
Tanakpur is a city and a municipal board, near Champawat town in Champawat district of Uttarakhand state of India. Located in the foothills of the Kumaon Himalayas in the northern part of India. The town is the gateway for Purnagiri Temple (around 24 km from here) as well as the 'Gateway to the Kumaon Himalayas'.
From the Wikipedia article Tanakpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
This area was completely covered with forests till the first half of the 19th century. Tanakpur, a small city attached to the Nepal border, was a small village. Three miles from here was Brahmadev Mandi (currently in Nepal), which was built by the Katyuri kings (7th and 11th centuries C.E.). The market was completely suppressed due to the landslide in the era, and after some time, a business town was started again.
The city was formed in 1880. It was the winter office of the Sub-divisional officer of Champawat tehsil.
In 1890, when an English traveler came to the place with his friend Manjar Hussi, being influenced by the scenic beauty of this place, Talak and Hussey were the first to come to Bagodora (Sailanigoth) and another Englishman Matsin built bungalows to live near the old tank. After this, efforts were made to settle this city in a planned manner. It was called Talakpur before the name of Lord Talak, but later this place was called Tanakpur. Earlier it was included in the area Almora. In the British period, a 6 feet wide pedestrian was constructed from Tanakpur to Tawaghat, which facilitated a lot of movement.
From the History section of Tanakpur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Tanakpur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pantnagar Airport (PGH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- Banbasa 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Khatīma 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Champawat 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Lohaghāt 37 km north, about 37 min by car
- Sitārganj 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Kālīnagar 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Pīlibhīt 58 km southwest, about 58 min by car
- Pithorāgarh 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Haldwani 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Rudrapur 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of purnagiri hills from barrage road Tanakpur, TheOfficialHARSH, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur Bus Station, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur street view, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur College, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eastside Tanakpur, TheOfficialHARSH, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Station Road, Tanakpur, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur Dam 01, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur Dam 02, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur Dam 04, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sharda, Tanakpur, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanakpur Dam 03, ArmouredCyborg, CC BY-SA 4.0
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