Tanakpur

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Tanakpur

Trading centre in the Champawat tahsil of Almora District, United Provinces, situated in 29° 4' N. and 80° 7' E., at the foot of the Himalayas, near the Sarda river. A railway from Tanakpur to Pilibhit is under consideration. Population (1901), 692. The village was founded in 1880, when the older mart of Barmdeo was washed away by floods. This is now one of the most important places at which the traders from Tibet meet the merchants of the plains. Borax and wool are brought down by the Bhotias, who carry back sugar and cloth. There is also a larye trade with the hill tracts of Almora District and Nepal, from which turmeric, chillies, and ghi are exported, while sugar and salt are imported. Tanakpur is situated in the Bhabar ; and the timber, catechu, hides, honey, and minor forest produce of that tract are collected here for sale. The trading season lasts only from November to May, and by the middle of June the place is deserted. The bazar contains a large and increasing number of stone houses and shops, while huts are erected annually by the smaller traders. Tanakpur is the winter head-quarters of a subdivisional officer.