Vijaypur (), officially known as Bijaypur is a hill station and village situated in

Bageshwar district Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Bageshwar is the district headquarters. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1997 it was part of Almora district. Bageshwar district is in Kumaon, and is bounded ...

in the state of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

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. It is located at a distance of 30 km from

Bageshwar Bageshwar ( Kumaoni: ''Bāgshyār'') is a town and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 332 km from the State Capital ...

and 5 km from

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; amidst dense Pine Forests on the Bageshwar-Chaukori Highway. It is situated at an altitude of 2050m, and is known for its panoramic views of snow-capped Himalayan peaks like

Trisul Trisul is a group of three Himalayas, Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaon division, Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula (weapon), Trishula, trid ...

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and Nanda Kot. The ''Dhaulinag Temple'', situated in vijaypur is among the 8 prominent Nag temples of Kumaun, the others being

Berinag Berinag is a hill station, located 124 km from Pithoragarh city in the Pithoragarh district, which is the easternmost Himalayan district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the six Administrative Subdivisions (tehsil) of Pitho ...

, Kalinag, Feninag, Karkotaknag, Pinglenag, Kharharinag and Athgulinag.

Places of interest

Dhaulinag temple

Dhaulinag temple is situated at the top of the Vijaypur Mountain. The temple is located at walking distance from Vijaypur, and is visited by devotees mainly during Navratri. Panchmi Mela is a very famous festival celebrated over here.

Tea gardens

The tea estate at Vijaypur was set up by the

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in the twentieth Century. Much later, the estate was acquired by Vijay Lal Shah, a Gujarati trader, who self-importantly renamed the town after himself.

Transport

Vijaypur is located on the NH 309A at a distance of 30 km from Bageshwar and 5 km from

. Share-Taxis are available from Vijaypur towards the nearby towns of

, Kotmunya and Udiyari bend. Buses run by

Uttarakhand Transport Corporation Uttarakhand Transport Corporation also referred to as UTC or Uttarakhand Roadways, is the state run bus service of Uttarakhand state of India. UTC buses serves routes to towns and cities within Uttarakhand and adjoining states and union territt ...

and K.M.O.U connect it to cities of

Almora Almora ( Kumaoni: ''Almāḍ'') is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of th ...

and

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. It lies on the route of Kailash Mansarovar.

Gallery

Dhaulinag Vijaypur.jpg, Dhaulinag Temple Ration Shop at Vijaypur.jpg, Vijaypur after Snowfall Tea Gardens, Vijaypur.jpg, Tea Gardens, Vijaypur Milestone on NH 309 A, India.jpg, Milestone on NH 309A at Vijaypur View from Vijaypur.jpg, View from Vijaypur

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