Lansdowne is a cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Lansdowne is a quaint hill station in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India.

Lodged in the picturesque surroundings of the Himalayan ranges, it lies at an elevation of approximately 1,700 meters (5,577 feet) above sea level.

The town is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the district headquarters, Pauri, and approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the state capital, Dehradun Originally known as Kaludanda (Garhwali: काळूडाण्डा) after Kalu (Black) and Danda (hills) in Garhwali, Lansdowne was founded and named after then Viceroy of India (1888–1894), Lord Lansdowne in 1887, and by 1901 it had a population of 3943.

It is situated at an altitude of 1,706 m above sea level surrounded with thick oak and blue pine forests in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state.

Lansdowne is an ideal location for eco-tourism as it is well preserved by the Government of Uttarakhand and the Garhwal Rifles.

Many artifacts, including photographs, arms used by regimental commanders, captured weapons, campaign history and other information are displayed.

The Garhwal Rifles have painted a huge signboard with directions on rocks at the right-hand turn from the NH-119 that leads to Lansdowne.

Shakuntala, wife of King Dushyanta and deserted by him, is said to have given birth to Bharata in the Ashram of Rishi Kanva in ancient India.