Summary
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]
Roorkee Cantonment | |
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city | |
  Roorkee Cantonment Location in Uttarakhand, India  Roorkee Cantonment Roorkee Cantonment (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°52′N 77°53′E / 29.87°N 77.88°E | |
| Country |  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 |
History edit
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 edit
As of 2001[update] 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 edit
- ^ Roorkee City - History
- ^ Bengal Sappers’ saga of valour The Tribune, 24 November 2008.
- ^ Roorkee Cantonment
- ^ a b Roorkee Town2 The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 325.
- ^ Roorkee Town 3 The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 326.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Roorkee City Official website
- The Bengal Snappers - Roorkee, Official website
- Roorkee, Cantonment Board, Official website
- Roorkee Cantonment at wikimapia