Nainital Cantonment

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nainital Cantonment
city
Nainital Cantonment
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°28′E / 29.38°N 79.47°E / 29.38; 79.47Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°28′E / 29.38°N 79.47°E / 29.38; 79.47
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,281
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website cbnainital.org

Nainital Cantonment is a cantonment town in Nainital district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, close to the hill station of Nainital. Established in the year 1878, today the Nainital Cantonment is a Class IV cantonment.

Geography

Nainital Cantonment is located at 29°23′N 79°28′E / 29.38°N 79.47°E / 29.38; 79.47.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Nainital Cantonment had a population of 1281. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nainital Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Nainital Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "Yahoo maps location of Nainital Cantonment". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

Cities and towns in Nainital district
Nainital
Cities and towns
in other districts
  • Almora
  • Bageshwar
  • Chamoli
  • Champawat
  • Dehradun
  • Haridwar
  • Pauri Garhwal
  • Pithoragarh
  • Rudraprayag
  • Tehri Garhwal
  • Udham Singh Nagar
  • Uttarkashi


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.