Roorkee Cantonment
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Vehicle registration | UK 08 |
Website | cbroorkee |
Roorkee Cantonment is a
History
Bengal Sappers, established in 1803,[4] in 1901 the population of the cantonment had grown to 2951.[5]
Demographics
As of 2001[update] 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.
References
- ^ Roorkee City - History
- The Tribune, 24 November 2008.
- ^ Roorkee Cantonment
- ^ a b Roorkee Town2 The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 325.
- ^ Roorkee Town 3 The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 326.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.