Roorkee Cantonment

Last updated

Roorkee Cantonment
Cantonment town
India Uttarakhand location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Roorkee Cantonment
Location in Uttarakhand, India
India location map.svg
Red pog.svg
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)
  Total17,747
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 1853, [1] and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group (Bengal Sappers) since 1853. [2] [3]

Contents

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 1803, [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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orchha</span> Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Orchha is a town, near the city of Niwari in the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by a Bundela rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of covering parts of central & north India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River, 80 km from Tikamgarh & 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nakodar</span> Town in Punjab, India

Nakodar is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roorkee</span> City in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Roorkee is a city and a municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 31 km (19 mi) from Haridwar city, the district headquarter. It was a part of Landhaura Princely State of Panwar Gurjar's till 1824 when the British occupied it by defeating first freedom fighter Vijay Singh Gujjar. It is spread over a flat terrain under Sivalik Hills of Himalayas. The city is developed on the banks of Ganges Canal, its dominant feature, which flows from north–south through middle of the city. Roorkee is home to Asia's first engineering college Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, formerly known as Thomson College of Civil Engineering. Roorkee is also known for the Roorkee Cantonment, one of the country's oldest military establishments and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group since 1853. A freight train ran in between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar on 22 December 1851, this was two years before first passenger trains were started between Bombay and Thana in 1853 and 14 years after first freight trains ran in Chennai in 1837.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delhi Cantonment</span> Cantonment and Municipal Corporation in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Delhi Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment Board established in 1914. The area of the Cantonment is 10,452 acres (42.30 km2) and the population of the Cantonment as per the 2011 census is 110,351.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kangra, Himachal Pradesh</span> City in Himachal Pradesh, India

Kangra is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as Nagarkot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berhampore</span> Metropolis in West Bengal, India

Berhampore, also known as Baharampur, is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. As of 2011 census, Berhampore is the seventh largest city in West Bengal. It is located about 200 km (124 mi) from Kolkata, the state capital.

Nagina is a town and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalandhar Cantonment</span> Town in Punjab, India

Jalandhar Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. The Cantonment is located between latitude 30° 18' and longitude 75° 37' on the southwest and at a distance of 2 km from Cantonment Railway Station and 5 km from City Railway Station. It is situated beside Grand Trunk Road at a distance of 89 km from Amritsar and 371 km from Delhi. It covers an area of 5.87 square miles (15.2 km2). It is on Amritsar-Delhi Broad Gauge Main Line. A Class-I airfield at Adampur is situated at a distance of 19 km. The airfield is linked with Jalandhar Cantonment by rail and road. It has a Recruiting Office responsible for enlisting the soldiers for Army, Navy and Air Force. The first Recruiting Officer who held this post until 1952 was Col. Dilbagh Singh Minhas of Jallandhar Doab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anupshahr</span> City in Uttar Pradesh, India

Anupshahr is a city and a municipal board, nearby Bulandshahr city in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the bank of the holy river Ganga. It is on Bangar alluvial.

Badami Bagh is a cantonment town on the outskirts of Srinagar in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir of Kashmir region. A portion of Indian army in the valley resides in the Badami Bagh cantonment. Badami Bagh Cantonment is the headquarters of the Indian Army's 15 Corps. The cantonment is established on the two road sides of Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.

Dhuilya is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Firozpur Cantonment</span> Town in Punjab, India

Ferozepur Cantonment, also known as Firojpur Cantonment and Firojepur Cantonment, is a cantonment town in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located to the south of the city of Firozpur.

Kannur Cantonment, situated in Burnassery or Burnshire(the anglicized name), is a cantonment town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala, between Kannur town and Kannur City. The cantonment was a military camp for Portuguese, Dutch and British rulers, and is now the headquarters of Defence Security Corps.

Laksar is a small town, near Haridwar city and Nagar Palika in Haridwar district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated along National Highway 334A. It is an important sugar manufacturing destination in the state and also known for the Laksar Junction railway station (LRJ), the largest railway junction in the state, which was built in 1866.

Dalhousie cantonment is a town in Dalhousie, just 50 km from Chamba town in Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nainital Cantonment</span> Cantonment town in Uttarakhand, India

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. Current CEO of cantonment board is Shri Varun Kumar.

Dhariwal is a fifth largest town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India. Dhariwal was most famous for its woolen mill. This town is situated on the banks of river Upper Bari Duba and is 13 km away from Gurdaspur on the Gurdaspur-Batala highway. Dhariwal, like the rest of north-western India, features a humid subtropical climate. Average yearly precipitation is about 925mm, 70% of it receives during monsoon season (June-September). Winter is also wet. June is the hottest while January is coldest month. In winter, dense fog persists for three to five days. As a result, day temperature drops to single digits. During May and June, dust storms followed by intense spells for short intervals are not uncommon. Monsoon arrives in the end of June and withdrawal starts around the third week of September. The town is prone to heatwaves during summer and chills during winter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bengal Engineer Group</span> Military unit

The Bengal Engineer Group (BEG) is a military engineering regiment in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The unit was originally part of the Bengal Army of the East India Company's Bengal Presidency, and subsequently part of the British Indian Army during the British Raj. The Bengal Sappers are stationed at Roorkee Cantonment in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

Dhakuria is a census town in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bhangeri is a village in Roorkee tehsil in the green terai region of Sivalik Hills of the Himalayas. Its official name is Bhangeri Mahavatpur. Gradually, villagers gave up their traditional profession of training elephants. High-quality cannabis (Bhang) plants grow naturally in the uncultivated lands around the village. Residents started calling the village Bhangeri, or "the place where bhang grows." The name stuck, and the village came to be known popularly as Bhangeri and officially as Bhangeri Mahavatpur.

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.