Nainital Tourism, Uttarakhand India
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Nainital Fast Facts
- State: Uttarakhand
- District: Nainital
- Famous for/as: Hill Station, Pilgrimage , Lakes
- Altitude: 2084 m
- Language: Kumaoni, Hindi, Garhwali
- Best Season: Mar - Jun
- Weather: Summer 15 to 30°C, Winter 0 to 24°C
- Clothing: Summer- Light Woolens and tropical Winter- Heavy woollens
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 263001,263002
- STDCode: 05942
Nainital Info
Tourism Office
Divisional Manager Tourism/ Manager Adventure Tourism,
Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd.,
Oak Park House,
Mallital,
Nainital
Tel No.: (05942)- 231504, 236356
Nainital, India Overview
Nainital, an old-world hill station in the Kumaon, is set around the ebony-emerald Naini Tal (Lake) ringed by hills. Founded by Mr. P. Barron, a European merchant and an enthusiastic hunter in 1841, the city derives its name from a temple dedicated to the goddess 'Naini Devi". Located at a height of 1938 meters, this famous hill station of India is surrounded by pine forests. Its numerous lakes, stunning mountain vistas are a paradise for holidaymakers and nature lovers.
A travel to Nainital is a fairytale panoramic tour through the Himalayan Mountains where nature is both the backdrop and the director.
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Nainital, India History
The Kumaon Hills came under British rule after the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16), but the hill station town of Naini Tal was founded only in 1841, with the construction of the first European house (Pilgrim Lodge) by P. Barron, a sugar trader from Shahjahanpur. In his memoir, he wrote: "It is by far the best site I have witnessed in the course of a 1,500 miles (2,400 km) trek in the Himalayas." In 1846, when a Captain Madden of the Bengal Artillery visited Naini Tal, he recorded that "houses were rapidly springing up in most parts of the settlement: some towards the crest of the limitary ranges were nearly 7,500 ft (2,300 m) above sea level: the rugged and woody Anyarpatta (Anyar-patt - in Kumaoni means - complete blackout. The reason for this nomenclature by the localites was because there were minimal sun rays due to its location and dense forests) was being gradually planted and that the favourite sites were on the undulating tract of forest land which stretched back from the head of the lake to the base of China and Deopatta (Camel's Hump). The Church, St. John in the Wilderness, had been built, ..." Soon, the town became a health resort favoured both by British soldiers and by colonial officials and their families trying to escape the heat of the plains. Later, the town also became the summer residence of the Governor of the United Provinces.