Tanakpur falls under the Champawat district of Uttarakhand in the Tarai-Bhabhar region of Kumaon. It is among the few places in Uttarakhand having Rail Connectivity to Bareilly. Tanakpur lies on the riverside of river Sharda. NHPC has set up a Hydro Power Station on Sharda river at Tanakpur. The Tanakpur Power Plant is the first major operational run-of-the-river 120 MW Power Station located 5 km down stream of Brahmadeo in the Sharda Valley. Tanakpur Power Station is the first hydel project commissioned by the NHPC in the year 1992-93 in the Sharda Valley. Power from this project is now is being supplied to neighbouring country Nepal. This marks the beginning of harnessing the hydro power potential of Sarda River Basin.

Tankapur is well connected with road to different parts of Kumaon as well as other parts of the Uttaranchal and other states. Regular bus service ply from Tanakpur to Delhi, Nainital, Haldwani, Bareilly etc.

As per the 2001census, Tanakpur had a population of 15,810. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tanakpur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 58%. In Tanakpur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Serveral hundred thousand devotees flock to Tanakpur during the Navrataras for the darshan of Purnagiri devi which lies around 21 kms from Tanakpur.

Distance of important places from Tanakpur

Haridwar : 332 km
Rishikesh : 363 km
Saharanpur: 412 km
Ambala : 496 km
Ludhiyana : 609 km
Amritsar: 758 km
New Delhi : 330 km

Distance to other places in Kumaon

Haldwani : 130 km
Nainital : 166 km
Nanakmatta : 44 km
Khatima : 30 km
Purnagiri Temple : 21 km
Sukhidhang : 23 km
Chalthi : 36 km
Swala : 55 km
Dhaun : 63 km
Banlekh : 67 km
Champawat : 75 km
Maneshwar : 82 km
Lohaghat : 89 km
Barakot : 104 km
Ghat : 122 km
Gurna : 138 km
Pithoragarh : 151 km
Jajerdeval : 157 km
Nainipatal : 163 km
Kanalichina : 177 km
Bandarlima : 186 km
Ogla : 195 km
Askot : 205 km
Jauljibi : 219 km
Baluakot : 231 km
Dharchula : 247 km
Narayan Nagar : 199 km
Merthi : 200km
Didihat : 206 km
Jhulaghat : 187 km
Gangolihat : 170 km
Berinag : 195 km
Muwani : 203 km
Thal : 213 km
Nachani : 228 km

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