Bhimtal is a town and a nagar panchayat, near Nainital city in Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at an altitude of 1370 meters above sea level and is about 22 kilometers from Nainital. The major attraction in Bhimtal is the Bhimtal Lake, which has an island at its centre. Besides tourism, Bhimtal has also now become a mini district headquarters since most of the district administration offices have shifted to the newly constructed Vikas Bhawan, the building complex for district administrative offices.
View of Bhimtal in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India
Bhim Tal Kumaon, India. 30 July 1878. Oil painting on paper, by Marianne North (1830–1890).
Temple by the Bhimtal Lake, Bhimtal, by Samuel Bourne, 1864
Kumaon campus of Graphic Era Hill University
Nainital is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters of an eponymous district. It also houses the Governor of Uttarakhand, who resides in the Raj Bhavan. Nainital was the summer capital of the United Provinces.
Image: Nainital metro
Image: Nainital lake in the morning
Image: Church St John in the Wilderness, Nainital, 11 2009 panoramio
Image: Naina Devi Temple, Nainital
