Aerial view of Naini Lake and Nainital town ringed by forested hills

Nainital District

Uttarakhand, India

Photo: Angshu Purkait / Unsplash
Blocks
9
Villages
1,595
Pin codes
29
Elevation
345-520 m

About Nainital district

Nainital is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 9 development blocks covering 1,595 villages across 29 postal areas. It spans 12 assembly constituencies and 3 Lok Sabha constituencies. Rivers including Balia Nadi, Dabka River, Gaula flow through the district.

Geography & connectivity

Elevation range
345-520 m
National highways
NH109, NH309A
Rivers
Balia NadiDabka RiverGaulaKoirala GadKosiKundal GadLadhiya NadiPhicaRamgangaRatela GadThat Gad

Representation & politics

Lok Sabha (Parliament)
  • Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay BhattBJP
  • Garhwal parliamentary constituency · MP Anil BaluniBJP
  • Almora parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay TamtaBJP
Assembly constituencies (12)
Nainital assembly constituencySarita AryaBJP385 villages
Bhimtal assembly constituencyRam Singh KairaBJP363 villages
Lalkuwa assembly constituencyMohan Singh BishtBJP335 villages
Kaladhungi assembly constituencyBanshidhar BhagatBJP224 villages
Ramnagar assembly constituencyDiwan Singh BishtBJP173 villages
Haldwani assembly constituencySumit HridayeshINC90 villages
Ranikhet assembly constituencyPramod NainwalBJP11 villages
Jageshwar assembly constituencyMohan Singh MaharaBJP6 villages
Lohaghat assembly constituencyKhushal Singh AdhikariINC3 villages
Salt assembly constituencyMahesh Singh JeenaBJP2 villages
Almora assembly constituencyManoj TiwariINC2 villages
Bajpur assembly constituencyYashpal AryaINC1 villages

🏔️ Tourism & treks in Nainital

48 mapped points of interest across the district

🏞️ 14 Lakes⛰️ 12 Peaks📍 12 Attractions🔭 6 Viewpoints⛺ 3 Camp / huts💧 1 Waterfall
Highest peaks
© OpenStreetMap contributors

📖 Nainital travel guide

Nainital is India's lake district, with Naini Lake at its centre and Sattal, Bhimtal and Mukteshwar close by.

Read the Nainital travel guide →

District administration

As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.

District Magistrate (DM)
Mrs. Vandana Singh
Office email
dm-nai-ua@nic.in
Office phone
54942-235684
Official portal
nainital.nic.in ↗

For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.

Development blocks in Nainital

Betalghat Block
171 villages
Bhimtal Block
165 villages
Dhari Block
91 villages
Haldwani Block
517 villages
Kotabag Block
127 villages
Nainital Block
4 villages
Okhalkanda Block
138 villages
Ramgarh Block
178 villages
Ramnagar Block
204 villages
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Schemes & subsidies in Nainital

Category B - hill · High subsidies

Hill districts. High capital subsidy (industry ~35%) plus a hill add-on on fixed capital.

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