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Haridwar (/ ˌ h ʌr ɪ ˈ d w ɑːr /; Hindi: [ɦəɾɪd̪waːɾ] ⓘ; formerly Mayapuri [3]) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.
Haridwar district has several academic institutions, covering studies in sciences, engineering, technology and advanced research in the city of Roorkee. Education in Sanskrit based classics and Hindu religious/cultural disciplines is an age-old tradition in the district, mainly centred in and around Haridwar city. Some of the important ...
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Haridwar district" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In November 2000 when Uttarakhand was created as a new state it had inherited 13 districts. As of November 2022, no new districts have been created even though other newly created states have almost doubled the number of new districts for rapid development.
The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, comprises 2 administrative divisions. Within these 2 divisions, there are a total of 13 districts. The following table shows the name of each division, its administrative headquarters, its constituent districts, and a map of its location. [1]
This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities of Uttarakhand with a population above 100,000, ... Haridwar: Haridwar: UA 310,562 165,667 144,895 36,319 85.43 3 ...
City District Corporation name Population Voters [1] (2024) Year of formation as municipality Year of elevation to municipal corporation No. of wards 1 Dehradun: Dehradun: Dehradun Municipal Corporation: 578,420 7,67,106 1867 1998 100 2 Haridwar: Haridwar: Haridwar Municipal Corporation: 225,235 191,963 1868 2011 60 3 Haldwani: Nainital
It is 65 kilometres away from Dehradun (the capital of Uttarakhand), 30 km (19 mi) from Haridwar and 48 km (30 mi) away from Muzaffarnagar. Before the creation of Uttarakhand on 9 November 2000, [15] Roorkee was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is located in the Roorkee plain which is composed of recent alluvium with a gentle slope.