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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vijaypur
| other_name = Bijaypur
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Hill Station]]
| image_skyline = Vijaypur.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.84|N|79.92|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bageshwar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Vijay Lal Shah
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="goyal">{{cite book|last1=Goyal|first1=Ashutosh|title=RBS Visitors Guide INDIA - Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand Travel Guide|date=May 2014|publisher=Data and Expo India Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=9789380844794|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eeo6CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT447|language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 2050
| population_total = 89
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/50713-bijaypur-uttarakhand.html Bijaypur Population - Bageshwar, Uttarakhand]</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br>[[Sanskrit]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 263640<ref>{{cite web|title=Pin Code of Vijaypur in Uttarakhand|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/vijaipur.html|website=www.mapsofindia.com|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pin Code: VIJAIPUR, BAGESHWAR, UTTARAKHAND, India, Pincode.net.in|url=https://pincode.net.in/UTTARAKHAND/BAGESHWAR/V/VIJAIPUR|website=pincode.net.in|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 059628
| registration_plate = UK 02
| website = {{URL|uk.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Vijaypur''', officially known as '''Bijaypur''' is a [[hill station]] and village situated in [[Bageshwar district]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. It is located at a distance of 30 km from [[Bageshwar]] and 5 km from [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]]; amidst dense Pine Forests on the [[National Highway 309A (India)|Bageshwar-Chaukori Highway]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Budhwar|first1=Prem K.|title=The call of the mountains : Uttrakhand explored|date=2010|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788124115299|page=90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWuAZvAuTIQC|access-date=13 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vijaypur {{!}} Uttarakhand|url=http://ukuttarakhand.com/places-to-visit/bageshwar/vijaypur/|website=ukuttarakhand.com|access-date=13 May 2017|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130134720/http://ukuttarakhand.com/places-to-visit/bageshwar/vijaypur/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It is situated at an altitude of 2050m, and is known for its panoramic views of snow-capped [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] peaks like [[Trisul]], [[Nanda Devi]] and Nanda Kot.<ref name="goyal" /> The ''Dhaulinag Temple'', situated in Vijaypur is among the 8 prominent Nag temples of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], the others being [[Berinag]], Kalinag, Feninag, Karkotaknag, Pinglenag, Kharharinag and Athgulinag.

==Places of interest==
[[File:View from Dhaulinag Temple.jpg|thumb|left|Pine forests around Dhaulinag Temple]]

===Dhaulinag Temple===
Dhaulinag temple is situated at the top of the Vijaypur Mountain.<ref>{{cite news|title=महिलाओं ने निकाली कलशयात्रा|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/women-dhauli-nag-temple-urn-extracted-trip-hindi-news|access-date=13 May 2017|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=23 April 2015|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhauli Nag Temple in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand|url=http://www.discoveredindia.com/uttarakhand/attractions/temples/dhauli-nag-temple.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325185450/http://discoveredindia.com/uttarakhand/attractions/temples/dhauli-nag-temple.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 March 2016|website=www.discoveredindia.com|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Śarmā|first1=Devīdatta|title=Linguistic history of Uttarākhaṇḍa|year=1983|publisher=Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAIuAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}</ref>

===Tea gardens===
The tea estate at Vijaypur was set up by the [[British Raj|British]] in the twentieth century.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sati|first1=Vishwambhar Prasad|title=Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions|date=2014|publisher=Springer|location=Cham|isbn=9783319035338|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qD-3BAAAQBAJ|access-date=13 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> Much later, the estate was acquired by Vijay Lal Sah, a Kumaoni trader, who renamed the town after himself.

==Transport==
Vijaypur is located on [[National Highway 309A (India)|NH 309A]] at a distance of 30 km from Bageshwar<ref>{{cite book|last1=Maiṭhāṇī|first1=Vācaspati|title=Gaṛhavāla Himālaya kī deva saṃskr̥ti: eka sāmājika adhyayana|year=2004|publisher=Gāndhī Hindustānī Sāhitya Sabhā|isbn=9788186198223|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AksqAQAAMAAJ|access-date=13 May 2017|language=hi}}</ref> and 5 km from [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]]. Share-Taxis are available from Vijaypur towards the nearby towns of [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]], Kotmunya and [[Chaukori|Udiyari bend]]. Buses run by [[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]] and K.M.O.U. connect it to cities of [[Bageshwar]], [[Almora]], [[Berinag]] and [[Delhi]]. It lies on the route of Kailash Mansarovar.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chamaria|first1=Pradeep|title=Kailash Manasarovar on the Rugged Road to Revelation|date=1996|publisher=Abhinav Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170173366|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kMyL80uBsEUC|access-date=13 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<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
Bijaipur Tea Estate and Fruit Gardens official letterhead.jpg|Official letterhead of the Bijaipur Tea Estate and Fruit Gardens
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Kanda, Uttarakhand|Kanda]]
* [[Bageshwar district]]
* [[Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bageshwar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bageshwar district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Bageshwar district]]

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