List of cities in Uttarakhand by population
This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities of Uttarakhand with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 Census of India:
Rank | Name | District | Type* | Image | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy Rate |
1 | Dehradun | Dehradun | UA | 714,223 | 377,174 | 337,049 | 72,859 | 90.01 | |
2 | Haldwani--Kathgodam | Nainital | UA | 352,060 | 191,363 | 180,697 | 67,906 | 85.17 | |
3 | Haridwar | Haridwar | UA | 310,582 | 165,667 | 144,895 | 36,319 | 85.43 | |
4 | Roorkee | Haridwar | UA | 273,502 | 148,042 | 125,460 | 32,729 | 84.29 | |
5 | Rudrapur | Udham Singh Nagar | UA | 154,485 | 81,527 | 72,958 | 21,443 | 74.91 | |
6 | Kashipur | Udham Singh Nagar | City | 121,610 | 63,625 | 57,985 | 14,381 | 83.40 | |
7 | Rishikesh | Dehradun | UA | 102,138 | 54,466 | 47,692 | 11,507 | 86.86 |
Urban Agglomeration
In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows:"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated
as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."
Constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Uttarakhand
The constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Uttarakhand with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below:- Dehradun UA includes Dehradun, Bharuwala Grant, Dehradun Cantonment, FRI and College Area, Raipur, Natthanpur, Natthuwala and Clement Town.
- Haridwar UA includes Haridwar, BHEL Ranipur, Gurukul Kangri , Jwalapur Mahavidyalaya , SIDCUL Haridwar , Rawli Mahdud and Jagjitpur.
- Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam UA includes Haldwani Kathgodam, Damua Dhunga Bandobasti - Ward No. 26, Byura - Ward No. 27, Bamori Talli Bandobasti, Amrawati Colony, Shakti Vihar, Bhatt Colony - Ward No. 28, Manpur Uttar - Ward No. 29, Haripur Sukhan - Ward No. 30, Gaujajali Uttar - Ward No. 31, Kusumkhera - Ward No. 32, Bithoria No. 1 - Ward No. 33, Korta - Ward No. 34, Bamori Malli - Ward No. 35, Bamori Talli Kham - Ward No. 36, Mukhani and Haldwani Talli.
- Roorkee UA includes Roorkee, Roorkee Cantonment, Salempur Rajputan, Landhaura, Sunhaira, Shafipur, Khanjarpur, Padali Gujjar, Nagla Imarti, Dhandera and Mohanpur Mohammadpur.
- Rudrapur UA includes Rudrapur, Jagatpura, SIDCUL Rudrapur and Rampura .
- Rishikesh UA includes Rishikesh, IDPL Virbhadra, Rishikesh, Gumaniwala Shyampur and Khadri Kharak Maf.
Urban Agglomeration constituents
Urban Agglomerations constituents with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census are shown in the table below.Urban Agglomeration | Name of Constituent | District | Type* | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy Rate |
Dehradun | Dehradun | Dehradun | M Corp. | 578,420 | 303,411 | 275,009 | 59,180 | 89.32 |
Haridwar | Haridwar | Haridwar | M Corp. | 225,235 | 120,201 | 105,034 | 25,950 | 84.99 |
Haldwani--Kathgodam | Haldwani | Nainital | M Corp. | 156,060 | 81,918 | 74,142 | 19,783 | 81.75 |
Rudrapur | Rudrapur | Udham Singh Nagar | M Corp. | 140,884 | 74,276 | 66,608 | 19,727 | 75.21 |
Kashipur | Kashipur | Udham Singh Nagar | M Corp. | 121,610 | 63,625 | 57,985 | 14,381 | 83.40 |
Roorkee | Roorkee | Haridwar | M Corp. | 273,502 | 63,508 | 54,580 | 11,596 | 90.70 |
Municipal Corporations
Rank | Name | District | Population 2011 |
1 | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | Dehradun | 578,420 |
2 | Haridwar Municipal Corporation | Haridwar | 225,235 |
3 | Haldwani Municipal Corporation | Nainital | 156,060 |
4 | Rudrapur Municipal Corporation | Udham Singh Nagar | 140,884 |
5 | Kashipur Municipal Corporation | Udham Singh Nagar | 121,610 |
6 | Roorkee Municipal Corporation | Haridwar | 118,188 |
7 | Rishikesh Municipal Corporation | Dehradun | 73,000 |
8 | Kotdwar Municipal Corporation | Pauri Garhwal | 1,75,232 |