Bhimtal – Vital Hill Station in India

About Bhimtal

Located in the Nainital district of the northern state of Uttarakhand in India, Bhimtal is a Nagar panchayat as well as a town that happens to be a vital hill station in India.

It is only 22 KM away from the popular city and hill station of Nainital. Standing at an elevation of 1370 meters above the sea level, the area’s official languages are Hindi and Kumaoni. According to the 2001 census of India, the total population of Bhimtal is a little over 8,875 people.

Historically, the name of the place Bhimtal got coined after prominent personality Bhima, from the great Indian epic: Mahabharata. It is believed that Bhima had himself visited the place when he was sent to exile along with the other Pandavas, and that is when he had the Bhimeshwara Mahadev Temple, situated here on the banks of the popular Bhimtal Lake. This temple is devoted t popular Hindu deity, Lord Shiva.

Coming to the climate of the area, being a hilly area, Bhimtal remains quite pleasant during the summer season, whereas during the winter, it becomes exceptionally cold. While the temperature ranges between 15 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius during the summers, it ranges from 4 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius during the winters.

It is also believed that Bhimtal might have been a part of the ancient silk route that was used for trading between India and other countries. In fact, Bhimtal is far older than the neighboring hill station of Nainital.

List of tourist attraction spots in Bhimtal:

• The Bhimtal Lake
• The Bhimeshwara Mahadev Temple
• The Victoria Dam
• The Aquarium of the Bhimtal Island
• The Folk Culture Museum
• The Karkotaka Temple
• The Hidimba Parvat

The appropriate time to visit the Bhimtal Hill Station is the months of March, April, and May, during the first half of the year, and the months of September, October, November, and December during the later-half of the year.