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Nainital
A charming hill station built around a pear-shaped lake in the Kumaon Hills, known as the Lake District of India.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Haldwani
Uttarakhand, India · Asia
About Haldwani
Haldwani is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Bhīm Tāl, 20km from Nainital.
Haldwani is in Uttarakhand, India, with about 140,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bhīm Tāl, about 14 km away.
Haldwani (Kumaoni: Haldvānī) is the largest city of Kumaon, and the third most populous city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is said to be the financial capital of Uttarakhand, having the most commercial, economic and industrial activities of the state. Haldwani is located in the Nainital District, and isRead more
one of its thirteen subdivisions. Being situated in the immediate foothills of Kumaon Himalayas, the Kathgodam neighbourhood of Haldwani is known as the Gateway to Kumaon.
Located in the Bhabhar region in the Himalayan foothills on the banks of the Gaula River, the town of Haldwani was established in 1834, as a mart for hill people who visited Bhabar during the cold season. The establishment of the Bareilly–Nainital provincial road in 1882 and the Bhojeepura–Kathgodam railway line by Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway in 1884 helped develop the town into a major trading post and then a hub between the hilly regions of Kumaon and the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
Haldwani hosted National Games 2025 (Gaulapar).
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Within an hour or so of Haldwani: Nainital (20 km).
Where is Haldwani?
Haldwani is in Uttarakhand, India, about 14 km from Bhīm Tāl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 139,497
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Uttarakhand
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 29.2225, 79.5286
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