Haridwar District

Population: 1,927,029 (2011)

State: Uttarakhand

Language: Hindi, Sanskrit

Headquarters: Haridwar

 

Date of Formation: Haridwar District became the part of Saharanpur Division on 28th December 1988.

Area: 2360 square kilometers

Density of Population: 817 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 74.62 % - Male: 82.26 %, Female: 65.96 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:879

 

Boundaries of Haridwar District

 

North West, West and South: Uttar Pradesh

West: Dehradun District and Pauri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand

 

Haridwar District Average Rainfall: 751.7 mm 

Haridwar District Average Temperature in Summer: 32.06 deg C 

Haridwar District Average Temperature in Winter: 13.59 deg C 

 

HARIDWAR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Ganges, Ranipur Rao, Pathri Rao, Rawii Rao, Harnaui Rao, Begam Nadi

Tehsils: Haridwar, Roorkee, Laksar

Blocks: Bahadarabad, Bhagwanpur, Khanpur, Laksar, Narsan Kalan, Roorkee 

Assembly Constituencies: Jwalapur, Bhagwanpur, Haridwar, Haridwar Rural, Piran Kaliyar, Roorkee, Jhabrera, Manglaur, Khanpur, Laksar

 

Haridwar District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Har ki Pauri

2. Sati Kund

3. Daksheswara Mahadev Temple

4. Maya Devi Temple

5. Sapt Rishi Ashram and Sapt Rishi Sarova

6. Bhimgoda Tank

7. Chandi Devi Temple

8. Piran Kaliyar

9. Ram Mandir

10. Neel Dhara

11. Maya Devi

12. Bharat Mata Mandir

13. Mansa Devi Temple

 

Haridwar District Facts: This is the most populous district of Uttarakhand.           

 

Major Industries: Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

 

Major Educational Institutions: Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, State Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Vishwa Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya,

 

What is Haridwar District Famous For: Kumbh Mela

 

Famous People From Haridwar District: Vijay Bose, Satpal Maharaj, Sompal, Hans Ji Maharaj, John Duncan Grant, V.C. Agarwal, Ashok Soota, Proby Cautley

 

Haridwar District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Haridwar District