Binsar is located in the serene and heavenly Kumaon hills, in the state of Uttaranchal India, at an altitude of 2,412 meters above the sea level. It lies 25 kilometres north east of the town of Almora and is accessible by road. Binsar is situated in the midst of a forest reserve known as the ‘Binsar Reserve’ which has been declared as a wild life sanctuary. Scattered here and there are a few houses lying apart from each other which to be precise are eight in number. The reserve stretches within an area of 45.59 square kilometres. |