Roorkee Cantonment

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Roorkee Cantonment
Cantonment town
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Roorkee Cantonment
Location in Uttarakhand, India
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Roorkee Cantonment
Roorkee Cantonment (India)
Coordinates: 29°52′N77°53′E / 29.87°N 77.88°E / 29.87; 77.88
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Uttarakhand
District Haridwar
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
17,747
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UK 17
Website roorkee.cantt.gov.in

Roorkee Cantonment is a cantonment town, in Roorkee, Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and is one of country's oldest cantonments established in 1803, [1] and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group (Bengal Sappers) since 1853. [2] [3]

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History

Roorkee became home to the Bengal Sappers and Miners in 1853, and two artillery units were stationed here. [4] Today, the cantonment has a large army base with headquarters for 'Bengal Engineer Group' (BEG), also known as Bengal Sappers, established in 1853, [4] in 1901 the population of the cantonment had grown to 2951. [5]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [6] Roorkee Cantonment had a population of 17,747. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Roorkee has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 76%. In Roorkee, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ Roorkee City - History
  2. ↑ Bengal Sappers’ saga of valour The Tribune , 24 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Roorkee Cantonment
  4. 1 2 Roorkee Town2 The Imperial Gazetteer of India , v. 21, p. 325.
  5. ↑ Roorkee Town 3 The Imperial Gazetteer of India , v. 21, p. 326.
  6. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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