Nainital district

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Nainital district
नैनीताल ज़िला
District
Nainital Lake
Nainital Lake
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Location in Uttarakhand, India
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Country  India
State Uttarakhand
Division Kumaon
Headquarters Nainital
Area
 • Total 3,860 km2 (1,490 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 955,128
 • Rank 4(Out of 13 districts in Uttarakhand)
 • Density 247/km2 (640/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official kumauni, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website nainital.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

According to the 2011 census Nainital district has a population of 955,128.[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 933 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 84.85%.[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]

Assembly Constituencies

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

References

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External links

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