| Roorkee Cantonment | |
| Settlement Type: | city |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 29.87°N 77.88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Haridwar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 284 |
| Population Total: | 17747 |
| 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 17 |
Roorkee Cantonment is a cantonment town, in Roorkee, Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and is one of country's oldest cantonments established in 1853,[1] and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group (Bengal Sappers) since 1853.[2] [3]
Roorkee became home to the Bengal Sappers and Miners in 1853, and two artillery units were stationed here. Today, the cantonment has a large army base with headquarters for 'Bengal Engineer Group' (BEG), also known as Bengal Sappers, established in 1803,[4] in 1901 the population of the cantonment had grown to 2951.[5]
India census,[6] Roorkee Cantonment had a population of 17,747. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Roorkee has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 76%. In Roorkee, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
