# Nainital District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttarakhand 

# Nainital district

Nainital is a district of Uttarakhand, 4th of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **954,605 people** in 8 sub-districts, 11 towns and 1,141 villages; 39% lived in towns. The largest town is [Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/haldwani-cum-kathgodam/) (201,461).

- 954,605people (2011)
- 8sub-districts
- 11towns
- 83.9%literacy

## Who lives in Nainital?

Nainital had **954,605 people** at the 2011 Census — 9.5% of Uttarakhand's population and 4th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 934 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttarakhand figure of 963; 10th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 902 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand.

## How literate is Nainital?

83.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttarakhand's 78.8%), 2nd of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 90.1% and women at 77.3% — a gap of 12.8 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Nainital](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/nainital/) (89.2%) and lowest in [Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/ramnagar/) (79.0%).

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 Nainital do for a living?

39.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.9%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 45% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 21% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 32% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kosya Kutauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/kosya-kutauli/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Haldwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/) (17% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (45%) · **■** Marginal 21 (21%)

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 Nainital

38.9% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttarakhand's 30.2%), 2nd of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 11 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/haldwani-cum-kathgodam/) with 201,461 people, home to 54% 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 Nainital

Nainital had 1,141 census villages, 1,097 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 531 people; 2 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Gola Range](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/lalkuan/gola-range/) (56,331), [Aampokhra Range](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/ramnagar/aampokhra-range/) (8,269), [Lohariasal Talla](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/lohariasal-talla/) (4,043), [Bamori Malli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/bamori-malli/) (3,751) and [Beluwakhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/nainital/beluwakhan/) (3,687).

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

## Nainital district in history

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

> NAINI TAL, a town and district of British India, in the Kumaon division of the United Provinces. The town is 6400 ft. above sea-level. Naini Tal is a popular sanatorium for the residents in the plains, and the summer headquarters of the government of the province. It is situated on a lake, surrounded by high mountains, and is subject to landslides; a serious catastrophe of this kind occurred in September 1880. The approach from the plains is by the Rohilkhand and Kumaon railway from Bareilly, which has its terminus at Kathgodam, 22 m. distant by cart road. There are several European schools, besides barracks and convalescent depôt for European soldiers. The comprises the lower hills of Kumaon and the adjoining Tarai or submontane strip. Pop. (1901) 311,237, showing a decrease of 15.4% in the decade. The district includes the Gagar and other foothills of the Himalayas, which reach an extreme height of nearly 9000 ft. The Bhabar tract at their base consists of boulders from the mountains, among which the hill streams are swallowed up. Forests cover vast tracts of the hill-country and the Bhabar. Beyond this is the Tarai, moist and extremely unhealthy. Here the principal crops are rice and wheat. In the hills a small amount of tea is grown, and a considerable quantity of fruit. The only railway is the line to Kathgodam.

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 Nainital compared with Uttarakhand

■ Nainital · ■ Uttarakhand

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**890

Working population ****39.4%**

**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 Nainital

Of every 100 households in Nainital in 2011, 90 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Nainital · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

Toilet within the home ****80%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

Tap water ****80%**

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

Use banking services ****78%**

Television ****67%**

Mobile phone ****74%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****26%**

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

None of these assets ****12%**

Own their home ****71%**

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 Nainital

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Kosya Kutauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/kosya-kutauli/) 31,557 126 0 

[Betalghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/betalghat/) 21,265 75 0 

[Nainital](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/nainital/) 150,389 250 4 

[Dhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/dhari/) 78,733 166 0 

[Haldwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/haldwani/) 364,129 204 4 

[Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/ramnagar/) 153,738 146 1 

[Kaladhungi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/kaladhungi/) 60,070 124 1 

[Lalkuan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/lalkuan/) 94,724 50 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 Nainital

- Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam · 201,461
- Ramnagar · 54,787
- Nainital · 41,377
- Mukhani · 22,475
- Fatehpur Range · 12,791
- Haldwani Talli · 8,159
- Bhimtal · 7,722
- Lalkuan · 7,644
- Kaladhungi · 7,611
- Bhowali · 6,309
- Nainital · 1,398

## Largest villages in Nainital

- Gola Range · 56,331
- Aampokhra Range · 8,269
- Lohariasal Talla · 4,043
- Bamori Malli · 3,751
- Beluwakhan · 3,687
- Khera · 3,589
- Loharia Salmalla · 3,336
- Chilkia · 3,193
- Manpur Pashchim · 3,134
- Kisanpur Range · 3,000
- Udaipuri Chopra · 2,957
- Harinagar · 2,825
- Tanda Malloo · 2,810
- Chandra Nagar · 2,718
- Sharana · 2,680
- Awala Khot · 2,642
- Ghandhi Nagar · 2,614
- Pataliya · 2,467
- Himmatpur Malla · 2,426
- Gola Range · 2,297

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 Nainital?8: Kosya Kutauli, Betalghat, Nainital, Dhari, Haldwani, Ramnagar, Kaladhungi, Lalkuan
- What is the population of Nainital district?954,605 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Nainital?Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam