Tanakpur is a city and a municipal board in Champawat district of Uttarakhand state of India.

Tanakpur is located on the banks of Sarda River and adjacent to the Nepal border.

Tanakpur is famous for the Devi Purnagiri temple which is situated approximately 24 km at the north of city.

National Highway 9 which starts from Askot in Pithoragarh district and passes from Tanakpur to cities including Khatima, Rudrapur, Rampur, Moradabad, Garhmukteshwar, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and the highway ends at the state of Punjab.

Three miles from here was Brahmadev Mandi (currently in Nepal), which was built by the Katyuri kings (7th and 11th centuries C.E.).

[1] The market was completely suppressed due to the landslide in the era, and after some time, a business town was started again.

[4] In 1890, when an English traveler came to the place with his friend Manjar Hussi, being influenced by the scenic beauty of this place, Talak and Hussey were the first to come to Bagodora (Sailanigoth) and another Englishman Matsin built bungalows to live near the old tank.

In the British period, a 6 feet wide pedestrian was constructed from Tanakpur to Tawaghat, which facilitated a lot of movement.

After many years of British time and independence, Bhotia merchants from Darma and Byas valleys used to come here and trade wool.

In the latter part of the 19th century, rail line connecting Pilibhit was constructed by Awadh-Tirhut railway company here.

[4] The Bhotiyas used to bring down Wool and Borax from Tibet, and carried back Sugar and Clothes.

[2] Sugar and Salt, on the other hand, were imported from the Hill tracts of Almora and Nepal, in exchange for Turmeric, chillies and Ghee.

Taxi and buses are easily available from Tanakpur to the major destinations of Uttarakhand and nearby states.