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Nainital district

Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°27′E / 29.38°N 79.45°E / 29.38; 79.45
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Nainital district
Nainital Lake
Nainital Lake
Nickname: 
Lake District of India
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°27′E / 29.38°N 79.45°E / 29.38; 79.45
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DivisionKumaon
HeadquartersNainital
Area
 • Total3,860 km2 (1,490 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total955,128
 • Rank4(Out of 13 districts in Uttarakhand)
 • Density247/km2 (640/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitenainital.nic.in

Nainital district is a district of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarters is at Nainital.

Nainital District is located in Kumaon Division, and is bounded on the north by the Almora District and on the south by the Udham Singh Nagar District. Haldwani is the largest town in the district.

Demographics

Religions in Nainital District
Religion Percent
Hindus
84.82%
Muslims
12.65%
Sikhs
1.82%
Christian
0.53%

According to the 2011 census Nainital district has a population of 954,605.[1] This gives it a ranking of 457th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 225 inhabitants per square kilometre (580/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.2%.[1] Nainital has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 83.88%.[1]

As of 2001 Indian census, the Nainital district had a population of 762,909, including 655,290 Hindus, 86,532 Muslims, and 16,107 Sikhs.[2]

Languages

Major languages spoken in district are => Hindi 89.73% (including Kumaoni 48.4%, Garhwali 1.6%), Punjabi 2.05%, Urdu 6.62%.

Assembly Constituencies

  1. Lalkua
  2. Bhimtal
  3. Nainital (SC)
  4. Haldwani
  5. Kaladhungi
  6. Ramnagar

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "India 2001 Census Nainital Data Sheet" (PDF). 2001 India Census. Retrieved 29 April 2012.