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It is about 169 [[kilometers]] north of the Indian capital [[New Delhi]] and located between the rivers [[Ganges River|Ganga]] and [[Yamuna]]. Before the creation of [[Uttaranchal]] (now known as Uttarakhand) on November 9 2000, Roorkee was a part of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. |
It is about 169 [[kilometers]] north of the Indian capital [[New Delhi]] and located between the rivers [[Ganges River|Ganga]] and [[Yamuna]]. Before the creation of [[Uttaranchal]] (now known as Uttarakhand) on November 9 2000, Roorkee was a part of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. |
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Roorkee is also Famous for a World Famous Shrine Situated in Kaliyar town on famous Sufi [[Saint Sarkar Sabir Pak]]. |
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Roorkee is situated in the foothills of [[Himalayas]] and close to the cities of [[Haridwar]], [[Rishikesh]], [[Deoband]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]] and [[Dehradun]] |
Roorkee is situated in the foothills of [[Himalayas]] and close to the cities of [[Haridwar]], [[Rishikesh]], [[Deoband]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]] and [[Dehradun]] |
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Revision as of 08:10, 24 April 2007
Roorkee
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Roorkee (Hindi: रुर्की) is a town and a municipal board in Haridwar District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal with a population of about 140,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
Roorkee is said to derive its name from Ruri, the wife of a Rajput chieftain. It was the capital of Pargana during the time of Akbar as is referred in Ain-e-Akbari. It was a mere mud village on the banks of hill torrent, named Solani.
Geography
It is about 169 kilometers north of the Indian capital New Delhi and located between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna. Before the creation of Uttaranchal (now known as Uttarakhand) on November 9 2000, Roorkee was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Roorkee is also Famous for a World Famous Shrine Situated in Kaliyar town on famous Sufi Saint Sarkar Sabir Pak. Roorkee is situated in the foothills of Himalayas and close to the cities of Haridwar, Rishikesh, Deoband, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Dehradun
Importance
Roorkee is best known for Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, formerly known as University of Roorkee. It is also a home to government research institutes, Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Irrigation Research Institute (IRI) and the National Institute Of Hydrology (NIH). It also known because of SHANKUL TRIPATHI live in ram nagar and still doing engineering.
It also has the biggest army base for Bengal Engineering Group and Center. One striking feature of this town is the presence of India's first Aqueduct, which was built by the British and augmented recently.
The famous saint Sant Shri Asaram ji bapu Ashram is overhere located at Sherpur gram hardwar road, Roorkee.
It is also the place where first locomotive engine in India moved on rails on December 22, 1851 -- locomotive engine named Mary lind which was especially shipped from England. It was used to carry soil which was used for the construction of aqueduct on Ganga canal. This aqueduct, later, was used to construct India's first Hydraulic Power House (Operational 1930 at Pathri). Remains of this power house are still there at Pathri, Bahadrabad, Roorkee; and the locomotive rail paths are still intact. PS: This locomotive ran in year 1846, long before the first passenger train in India (bombay-thane).
It is 29 KMs from Holy City Haridwar. Roorkee is also known for well Education city. Roorkee is a good place for study. students come from various places for preparation for Engineering Entrance Exams of various state boards.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,Template:GR Roorkee had a population of 97,064. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Roorkee has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Roorkee, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages spoken are Hindi, English and Punjabi.