# Hardwar District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Uttarakhand 

# Hardwar district

Hardwar is a district of Uttarakhand, the most populous of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,890,422 people** in 3 sub-districts, 24 towns and 612 villages; 37% lived in towns. The largest town is [Hardwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/hardwar/) (231,338).

- 1,890,422people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 24towns
- 73.4%literacy

## Who lives in Hardwar?

Hardwar had **1,890,422 people** at the 2011 Census — 18.7% of Uttarakhand's population and the largest of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 880 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttarakhand figure of 963; the lowest of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 877 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 5.6 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand.

## How literate is Hardwar?

73.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttarakhand's 78.8%), 12th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 81.0% and women at 64.8% — a gap of 16.3 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Hardwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/) (76.6%) and lowest in [Laksar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/laksar/) (70.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Hardwar do for a living?

30.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 9.1%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 13% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 55% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 14% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 28% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Laksar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/laksar/) (55% of workers in farming) and the least is [Hardwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/) (18% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (55%) · **■** Marginal 14 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Hardwar

36.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttarakhand's 30.2%), 3rd of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 24 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 15 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Hardwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/hardwar/) with 231,338 people, home to 33% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Hardwar

Hardwar had 612 census villages, 518 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,311 people; 54 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Salempur Mahdood](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/salempur-mahdood/) (21,645), [Bhagtanpur Abidpur Urf Ibrahim](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/bhagtanpur-abidpur-urf-ibrahim/) (20,306), [Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/rampur/) (17,821), [Sitapur Mazara Jwalapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/sitapur-mazara-jwalapur/) (16,469) and [Sultanpur Adampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/laksar/sultanpur-adampur/) (16,042).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hardwar district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Hardwar district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> N.E. of Rurki, with a railway station. The Ganges canal here takes off from the river. A branch railway to Dehra was opened in 1900. The town is of great antiquity, and has borne many names. It was originally known as Kapila from the sage Kapila. Hsūan Tsang, the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, in the 7th century visited a city which he calls Mo-yu-lo, the remains of which still exist at Mayapur, a little to the south of the modern town. Among the ruins are a fort and three temples, decorated with broken stone sculptures. The great object of attraction at present is the Hari-ka-charan, or bathing ghat, with the adjoining temple of Gangadwara. The charan or foot-mark of Vishnu, imprinted on a stone let into the upper wall of the ghat, forms an object of special reverence. A great assemblage of people takes place annually, at the beginning of the Hindu solar year, when the sun enters Aries; and every twelfth year a feast of peculiar sanctity occurs, known as a Kumbh-mela. The ordinary number of pilgrims at the annual fair amounts to 100,000, and at the Kumbh-mela to 300,000; in 1903 there were 400,000 present. Since 1892 many sanitary improvements have been made for the benefit of the annual concourse of pilgrims. In early days riots and also outbreaks of cholera were of common occurrence.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Hardwar compared with Uttarakhand

■ Hardwar · ■ Uttarakhand

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**890

Working population ****30.6%**

**38.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hardwar

Of every 100 households in Hardwar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Hardwar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

Toilet within the home ****67%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

Tap water ****40%**

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

Use banking services ****73%**

Television ****64%**

Mobile phone ****73%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****35%**

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

None of these assets ****8%**

Own their home ****86%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Hardwar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Roorkee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/) 996,344 309 18 

[Hardwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/hardwar/) 657,829 137 5 

[Laksar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/laksar/) 236,249 166 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Hardwar

- Hardwar · 231,338
- Roorkee · 118,200
- Manglaur · 52,971
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Ranipur · 46,948
- Dhandera · 23,276
- Laksar · 21,760
- Landhaura · 18,370
- Rawali Mahdood · 17,467
- Jagjeetpur · 15,043
- Roorkee · 14,689
- Maohanpur Mohammadpur · 14,394
- Sunhaira · 13,248
- Padali Gujar · 12,901
- Jhabrera · 11,186
- Shafipur · 11,135
- Salempur Rajputan · 10,340
- Bahadarabad · 10,096
- Piran Kaliyar · 10,043
- Bangherimahabatpur · 8,583
- Bhagwanpur · 7,573
- Khanjarpur · 6,435
- Nagala Imarti · 5,774
- Shahpur · 5,684
- Saidpura · 5,640

## Largest villages in Hardwar

- Salempur Mahdood · 21,645
- Bhagtanpur Abidpur Urf Ibrahim · 20,306
- Rampur · 17,821
- Sitapur Mazara Jwalapur · 16,469
- Sultanpur Adampur · 16,042
- Padartha Urf Dhanpura · 13,260
- Sikraudha · 12,386
- Badheri Rajputan · 10,684
- Khedi Shikohpur · 10,290
- Libbarhedi · 10,145
- Bhagwanpur Chandanpur · 9,242
- Garh · 9,130
- Paneyala,Chandapur · 8,567
- Pathari Forest Range · 8,430
- Bijhauli · 8,226
- Bhogpur · 8,213
- Banhera Tanda · 8,191
- Sarai · 8,037
- Zaurasi · 8,015
- Bahadarpur Jat · 7,698

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Hardwar?3: Roorkee, Hardwar, Laksar
- What is the population of Hardwar district?1,890,422 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Hardwar?Hardwar