Haridwar District in Uttarakhand

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Haridwar is a district of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarter is at Haridwar. Other towns in the district are BHEL Ranipur, Dhandera, Jhabrera, Laksar, Landaura, Manglaur, Mohanpur Mohammadpur, and Roorkee.

The district has a single Parliament Constituency, and 9 Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly constituencies including, Bhaghwanpur, Roorkee, Iqbalpur, Manglaur, Landaura, Laksar, Bahadrabad, Haridwar, and Laldang [2].

The Haridwar district came into existence on 28 December 1988 as part of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary [1], and on 9 November 2000 [3], it became part of Uttarakhand, the 27th state in the Republic of India.

Fact about Haridwar Uttarakhand

District Headquarters: Haridwar

Area: 2360 sq km

Total Population: 14,47,187

Literacy: 64.60%

Geography of Haridwar Uttarakhand

Haridwar district, covering an area of about 2360 sq.km. is in the western part of Uttarakhand state of India. It's latitude and longitude are 29.58 degree north and 78.13 degree east respectively. The height from the sea level is 249.7 mts. The district came into existence on 28th Dec. 1988. Prior to its inclusion in the newly created state of Uttarakhand, this district was a part of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary. The district is ringed by Saharanpur in the west, Dehradun in the north and east, Pauri Garhwal in the east, Muzzaffar Nagar and Bijnor in the south.

Places for visit in Haridwar Uttarakhand

Har ki Pauri:
Canal Centenary Bridge:
Maya Devi Temple:
Mansa Devi Temple:
Daksha Mahadev Temple:
Chandi Devi Temple:
Sapt Rishi Ashram and Sapt Sarovar:
Gurukul Kangri University:
Rajaji National Park
Piran Kalier:

How to Reach Haridwar Uttarakhand

By Air: Nearest airport for Haridwar is Jolly Grant at Dehradun (41 kms)

By Rail: Connected with major cities of India- Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad, Ujjain, Amritser, Dehradun, Lucknow, etc.

By Road: Hardwar lies on N. H. 45 and is connected to all major cities. Delhi (214 kms), Agra (386 kms) Ambala (168 kms), Badrinath (325 kms), Dehradun (52 kms), Kedarnath (250 kms), Saharanpur (81 kms), Nainital (286 kms)