Nainital Cantonment Explained

Nainital Cantonment
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Uttarakhand#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates:29.38°N 79.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttarakhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nainital
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1281
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UK

Nainital Cantonment is a cantonment town in Nainital district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, close to the hill station of Nainital. Established in the year 1878, today the Nainital Cantonment is a Class IV cantonment.Current CEO of cantonment board is Shri Varun Kumar.https://www.cbnainital.org.in/2019/06/28/ceomsg/

Geography

Nainital Cantonment is located at 29.38°N 79.47°W.[1]

Demographics

India census,[2] Nainital Cantonment had a population of 1281. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nainital Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Nainital Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo maps location of Nainital Cantonment. Yahoo maps. 2009-01-20.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.