[3] The area, that now forms Bageshwar district, was historically known as Danpur, and was ruled by Katyuris during the 7th century AD.

[6] The Gorkhas ruled the region for 24 years and were later defeated by the East India Company in 1814,[7][8][9] and were forced to cede Kumaon to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816.

[10]: 594 [11] After its annexation by British, Bageshwar was a part of the Danpur pargana in Almora district of United Provinces.

Bageshwar was made a separate tehsil in 1974, and in 1976 it was declared a pargana, after which, it formally came into being as a large administrative center.

From geographical point of view, Bageshwar district is hilly one—amidst Shivalik ranges and high Himalayas.

These three river valleys have made alluvial landforms locally known as Seras where majority of population is concentrated.