56-565: Haldwani ( Kumaoni : Haldvānī ) is the largest city of Kumaon . It is also the fourth most populous city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . Haldwani is said to be the financial capital of Uttarakhand, having the most commercial, economic and industrial activities of the state. Haldwani is located in the Nainital District , and is one of its thirteen Subdivisions . The Haldwani Urban agglomeration has 656,000 people as of 2021, and
112-637: A combined population of 93,445 (1901), spread over 1,279 sq. miles. In 1901, with a population of 6,624, Haldwani was the headquarters of the Bhabhar region of Nainital District , in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , and it also used to become the winter headquarters of the officers of the Kumaon Division and the Nainital District . The Arya Samaj Bhavan was built in 1901 and Sanatan Dharm Sabha in 1902. The Municipality of Haldwani
168-572: A part of the Kingdom of Kumaon . The region came under the dominion of Kumaon, when King Gyan Chand of Chand Dynasty visited Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century. Later, the Mughals tried to take over the hills, but their attempts received a setback due to the difficult terrain. In the early 1600s, the Haldwani region was sparsely populated. It was inhabited by people of a Native tribe known as
224-593: A population of 156,060 people. The region is dominated by the Kumaonis and sme of the Gadhwalis and migrants of various states including Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Punjab , Bengal , hence a major population belonging to various religions and regions are present in Haldwani as per provisional data released by the 2011 census . The 2017 estimate, on the other hand, predicted a population of 291,338. The population of
280-551: A total of 198 Government financed educational institutions, including 73 Primary Schools, 25 middle schools, 25 secondary schools and 25 senior secondary schools. Best being the DAV Centenary Public School among all. Besides, there are several other institutions of higher education, including 2-degree colleges affiliated with the Kumaun University , Nainital and a medical college affiliated with
336-692: A victory from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar eight times since 1951. While BJP won this seat two times, other political parties had managed three victories. The city elects three members to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly . Much of the city forms part of the Haldwani assembly constituency , Nagar Nigam ward no 1 to 37, although some western and southern suburbs are a part of the Kaladhungi (ward no. 38 to 55) and Lalkuan (ward no. 56 to 60) constituencies respectively. Haldwani
392-551: Is a district in Kumaon division which is a part of Uttarakhand state in India . The headquarters is at Nainital . Nainital District is located in Kumaon Division , and is located in the lower Himalayas. Haldwani is the largest city in the district. The district borders Almora and Champawat districts to the north, Udham Singh Nagar district to the south, and Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh and Pauri Garhwal district to
448-418: Is a participial tense and does change according to the gender of the subject. Thus, in the singular we have: - Here we have a relic of the old Khasa language, which, as has been said, seems to have been related to Kashmiri. Other relics of Khasa, again agreeing with north-western India, are the tendency to shorten long vowels, the practice of epenthesis , or the modification of a vowel by the one which follows in
504-669: Is also a tehsil , one of the thirteen subdivisions of the Nainital district. The tehsil of Haldwani is situated in the southern part of the Nainital district and shares its borders with the tehsils of Nainital , Kaladhungi , Lalkuan and Dhari tehsils in Nainital district; Gadarpur , Kiccha and Sitarganj in Udham Singh Nagar district and the tehsil of Poornagiri in Champawat district . The tehsil comprises four towns and 202 villages. The municipality of Haldwani has
560-431: Is an important commercial hub. It is home to one of the largest vegetable, fruit and foodgrain markets in north India.Being the gateway to most of Kumaon , it is an important revenue center of Uttarakhand based on its advantageous location as a base depot for goods in transit to the hills. The Gaula river is exploited for a large quantity of boulders, sand and gravels every year, and forms an important revenue source for both
616-665: Is home to the Uttarakhand Open University , which was established by an act of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 31 October 2005. The university, located in Teenpani neighbourhood of the city, is the only open university in the state. More than 140 courses are available at the university; prominent ones being journalism and mass communication, hotel management, tourism management, business management, education, jyotish , karmkand and other traditional courses. Pal College of Technology & Management
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#1732791004404672-579: Is known as the Gateway to Kumaon. The most commonly used forms of transport in Haldwani include government owned services such as railways and buses. Complementing these government services are bus routes operated by KMOU (Kumaon Motor Owner's Union), as well as privately operated taxis and auto rickshaws. NH 109 cuts through Haldwani; other major roads are the Bareilly- Bageshwar highway, Rampur Road, Haldwani- Kaladhungi – Ramnagar Road and
728-580: Is not endangered but UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger designates it as a language in the unsafe category, meaning it requires consistent conservation efforts. Kumaoni is written using the Devanagari script. There are several dialects spoken in the Kumaon region. There is not single accepted method of dividing up the dialects of Kumaoni. Broadly speaking, Kali (or Central) Kumaoni
784-418: Is only 4 km away from East Delhi . The new civil terminal is proposed to operate flights to eight routes, including Nasik, Pithoragarh, Kannur, Hubli, Faizabad, Shimla, Jamnagar and Kalaburgi. Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium is located in Haldwani. The stadium, having a capacity of 25000 people, was inaugurated on 18 December 2016 by Harish Rawat , the then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand . It
840-761: Is planning shorter rail track via Ramnagar – Kotdwar – Haridwar instead of the present track via Rampur – Moradabad . The air gateway to Haldwani is the Pantnagar Airport located at Pantnagar , which is about 28 km (17 mi) south of Haldwani city, and handles the domestic flights. The Pantnagar Airport provides direct connectivity to New Delhi , the Capital of India. Government has approved Hindon Airport to operate as civil Terminal. From October 2019 people of Uttarakhand can fly to Pithoragarh from Hindon Airport located in Ghaziabad . Hindon Airport
896-590: Is situated in Haldwani in Uttarakhand state of India. it is accredited from Other and it is affiliated to Kumaun University. PAL COLLEGE, Haldwani offers 8 courses across 6 streams namely Science, IT, Management, Education, Hotel Management, Arts and across 7 degrees including BSc, BHM, BEd., BBA, and BCA. Well connected with the Indo-Gangetic plain by road (to New Delhi, Dehradun and Lucknow) and rail ( New Delhi , DehraDun , Lucknow and Kolkata ), Haldwani
952-732: Is spoken in Almora and northern Nainital. North-eastern Kumaoni is spoken in Pithoragarh. South-eastern Kumaoni is spoken in South-eastern Nainital. Western Kumaoni is spoken west of Almora and Nainital. More specifically: Some Kumaoni speakers are also reportedly found in Western Nepal. Various Kumaoni text have been found from the Katyuri and Chand era on temple stones and as copper plate inscriptions. Kumaoni
1008-587: Is spread over an area of 70 acres and has cricket and football grounds, a track for 800-metre race , a hockey field, badminton courts , a lawn tennis court, a boxing ring , and a swimming pool . Haldwani hosted a state-level football championship, and the first edition of CWE (Continental Wrestling Entertainment) pro-wrestling series, in 2016. Haldwani will be the second city after Delhi in northern India to have more than one international stadium. The Uttarakhand State Football Association has its headquarters in Haldwani. Haldwani, along with other areas of
1064-645: Is the third most populous UA in Uttarakhand, after Dehradun and Haridwar . Being situated in the immediate foothills of Kumaon Himalayas, the Kathgodam neighbourhood of Haldwani is known as the "Gateway to Kumaon". Located in the Bhabhar region in the Himalayan foothills on the banks of the Gaula River , the town of Haldwani was established in 1834, as a mart for hill people who visited Bhabar during
1120-561: Is the third largest Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttarakhand after Dehradun and Haridwar . The city is represented in the Lok Sabha by a representative elected from the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar Constituency . Ajay Bhatt , from BJP , is the current Member of Parliament from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar . He won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by 339,000 votes against Harish Rawat from
1176-530: Is under construction in the Gaulapar region. The ISBT would be spread over 8 Acres, and has been termed the 'Largest ISBT in north India' by The Times of India . The foundation stone was laid in 2016. The construction work started in 2014, but was halted in May 2017, when a large number of human skeletons were discovered at the construction site by workers. There are direct rail links to many parts both in and outside
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#17327910044041232-680: The Buksa . The Terai area southward consisted of thick forests, and was used as hunting grounds by the Mughals. In 1816, after the British defeated Gorkhas , and gained control of Kumaon by the Treaty of Sugauli , Gardner was appointed the Commissioner of Kumaon. Later George William Traill took over as Commissioner and renamed Halduvani as Haldwani in 1834. Though British records suggest that
1288-518: The Civil disobedience movement . In 1940, at the Haldwani conference, Badri Datt Pandey voiced for granting special status to the mountainous regions of Kumaon in the United Provinces , thus, giving a way to the future Uttarakhand movement . Haldwani was a mid-sized town, with a population of about 25,000, in 1947, when India became Independent from the British Rule . Haldwani became a part of
1344-632: The Congress , . The Current MLA is Sumit Hriyesh who is from the Congress Party and was previously held by the Leader of Opposition and very Senior Legislator Late Dr Indira Hridayesh who is widely acknowledged to have developed the face of modern Haldwani which she has represented 3 times since the formation of Uttarakhand .at. Generally considered a Congress Stronghold, the Congress has registered
1400-731: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is also located in Haldwani. It conducts research and development of bioenergy as well as the sustainable and eco-friendly high altitude agro-technologies in the Indian Himalayan Region for the use of Indian Military . Amrapali Group of Institutes is located in Lamachaur area of Haldwani. It was established in 1999 and is currently running Engineering, Hotel Management, Computer Applications, Pharmacy, Education, Commerce and Business Management Courses. Haldwani
1456-610: The Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University , Dehradun . The Government Medical College, Haldwani was established in 1997 as Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College, and is a residential & co-educational college recognised by the Medical Council of India and Government of India . The Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), an Indian defence laboratory of
1512-664: The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The city was electrified in 1950. The 2nd battalion of the Naga Regiment , affectionately known as Head Hunters, was raised at Haldwani on 11 February 1985. Haldwani played a major role in the Uttarakhand movement . The town was spearheading the agitation, which often ended up in violence and also in police firing and brutality. Forty human skeletons and 300 'grave-like structures' were discovered in Haldwani's Golapar area on 9 May 2017 during
1568-631: The Nainital district on the right bank of the Gaula River . Geologically, Haldwani is settled on a piedmont grade (called Bhabhar) where the mountain rivers go underground to re-emerge in the Indo-Gangetic plain . The Haldwani Bhabhar stretches horizontally, surrounded by the regions of Ramnagar and Tanakpur and lies between the Shivalik hills to the north and the Terai region of Rudrapur to
1624-833: The Ramganga . The southern Terai part of the district was ruled by the Panchalas during the Vedic era. Starting the first century CE, the district was part of the Kushan empire for at least 150 years. In the fourth century, Samudragupta conquered the region and the Guptas held it for the next two centuries. After the downfall of the Kingdom of Brahmapura, the Katyuris from Joshimath established their rule over most of Kumaon including
1680-859: The Swachh Survekshan 2017 , out of 434 cities, with a total score of 557. Haldwani is the principal city in the Haldwani Urban Agglomeration Area, situated in the southeastern part of Uttarakhand, in the Kumaon region. Apart from the towns of Haldwani and Kathgodam, the Urban Agglomeration of Haldwani also includes eleven outgrowths (judge farm, Damua Dhunga Bandobasti, Byura, Bamori Talli Bandobasti, Amrawati Colony, Shakti Vihar, Bhatt Colony, Manpur Uttar, Haripur Sukha, Gaujajali Uttar, Kusumkhera, Bithoria No. 1, Korta, Bamori Malli and Bamori Talli Kham) and two census towns (Mukhani and Haldwani Talli). Haldwani
1736-521: The 74th Amendment of the Indian Constitution relating to urban local governments . The 'Nagar Nigam Haldwani' is a unicameral legislative body, comprising sixty Councillors, and the Mayor. In addition to the elected Councillors, the committee also includes fifteen councillors nominated by the state government and four additional members; the three MLAs and MP from the city. The Town Act
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1792-630: The Bhabhar parts. Starting in the middle of the 10th century, however, their power began to decline and they were eclipsed by the Chand kings of Champawat . The Chand kings generally had friendly relations with the empires to their south, but were never under their direct political control. The Chand rulers fought many wars with the Garhwal kingdom to their west. In 1790, the Gorkhas overran Kumaon including Nainital district and held it for 24 years, until
1848-560: The British took it in 1814 during the Anglo-Nepalese War . The region came under direct British rule and was organised into Nainital district in 1891 as part of the United Provinces . In 1916, Govind Ballabh Pant and Har Govind Pant established the Kumaon Parishad to fight for the grassroots of Kumaoni people. After Independence, Nanital district became part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 2000, Nainital district
1904-656: The Kathgodam- Sitarganj Road. Haldwani is well connected to the country's capital Delhi via buses run by Uttarakhand Transport Corporation . All the buses leave from the Haldwani Bus Station for Delhi's Anand Vihar ISBT . The connectivity to state capital Dehradun is also good. There are a number of buses for Dehradun-Haldwani route. Apart from Delhi and Dehradun, regular buses are available for several hill cities like Nainital, Almora , Ranikhet , Bageshwar and Pithoragarh . A new ISBT
1960-685: The Kumaon Himalayas. Kumaoni language Kumaoni ( Kumaoni-Devanagari : कुमाऊँनी , pronounced [kuːmɑːʊni] ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal . As per 1961 survey there were 1,030,254 Kumaoni speakers in India. The number of speakers increased to 2.2 million in 2011. Kumaoni
2016-697: The Kumaon division, is served by the Almora station of the All India Radio . The first relay centre of Akashwani FM will be set up in Haldwani city on 1,560 sqm of land. The relay centre will broadcast FM radio programmes of the All India Radio round the clock within a range of 70 km. Internet Services are provided by BSNL , Vodafone , Bharti Airtel , Idea Cellular and Reliance jio . Hello Haldwani community radio broadcasts programmes on education, agriculture, health and local traditions from
2072-517: The campus of Uttarakhand Open University , Haldwani. Haldwani is a hidden paradise of Uttarakhand. Here are the best places you can explore in this otherwise undiscovered part of the mountainous state of India: In Khari Boli, Kathgodam stands for timber depot. Kathgodam may be a railway station for most tourists traveling on to other destinations, but it has an interesting history. Direct trains from cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Jammu Tawi, Kanpur and Jaisalmer to Kathgodam provide access to travelers to
2128-673: The cold season. The establishment of the Bareilly–Nainital provincial road in 1882 and the Bhojeepura – Kathgodam railway line by Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway in 1884 helped develop the town into a major trading post and then a hub between the hilly regions of Kumaon and the Indo-Gangetic Plains . The name "Haldwani" is an anglicised version of the Kumaoni word "Haldu-vani" (literally "forest of Haldu"), named after
2184-639: The construction of the Haldwani ISBT. The skeletons were speculated to be the remains of the Rohilla chieftains from Bareilly who fought against the British in 1857 and were killed by the British army or of those who died of epidemics , malaria or famine . However, forensic tests later revealed the skeletons to be only two years old. Haldwani is located at 29°13′N 79°31′E / 29.22°N 79.52°E / 29.22; 79.52 , in
2240-422: The formation of Nainital district in 1891, it was part of the Kumaon district, which was later renamed Almora district . The Town Act was implemented here in 1885 and Haldwani was declared a municipality on 1 February 1897. The Tehsil office was opened here in 1899, when it became the tehsil headquarters of the Bhabhar , one of four divisions of the Nainital district, and included 4 towns and 511 villages; and had
2296-424: The government and local business. Haldwani is a municipal corporation governed by a mayor–council system. The municipal area is divided into 60 territorial constituencies known as wards . The Municipal Corporation is made up of a Wards Committee, where each ward has one seat. Members, known as Councillors, are elected to the Wards Committee on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years, as provisioned by
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2352-438: The influence of the now extinct language of the Khasas , the first inhabitants of the region. In Kumauni the verb substantive is formed from the root ach , as in both Rajasthani and Kashmiri . In Rajasthani its present tense, being derived from the Sanskrit present rcchami , I go, does not change for gender. But in Pahari and Kashmiri it must be derived from the rare Sanskrit particle * rcchitas , gone, for in these languages it
2408-597: The municipality area, combined with outgrowths was 201,461, and the urban agglomeration of Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam had a population of 232,060, out of which males were 121,409 and females were 110,686. Hinduism is the majority religion in Haldwani with 78.82% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city with approximately 18.55% following it. In Haldwani, Christianity is followed by 0.67%, Sikhism by 1.79%, Jainism by 0.09%, and Buddhism by 0.09%. Around 0.01% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.07% stated 'No Particular Religion'. As of 2011, Haldwani has
2464-694: The next syllable, and the frequent occurrence of disaspiration . Thus, Khas siknu, Kumauni sikhno , but Hindi sikhna , to learn; Kumauni yeso , plural yasa , of this kind. Conjugation of the verb Lekh (लेख) to write, in all three tenses in Kumaoni. मैं main लेखनू lekhnu मैं लेखनू main lekhnu I write हम hum लेखनु lekhnu हम लेखनु hum lekhnu we write तू tu लेख lekh छे chhe तू लेख छे tu lekh chhe you write तुम tum लेख lekh छो chho तुम लेख छो tum lekh chho you write उ U लिखनो likhno उ लिखनो U likhno he writes ऊँ Nainital District Nainital district
2520-436: The place was established in 1834, as a mart for hill people who visited the Bhabhar (Himalayan foothills) region, during the cold season. The township, formerly located in Mota Haldu , had only thatched houses. Brick-houses began to be built only after 1850. The first English middle school was established in 1831. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , Haldwani was briefly seized by the rebels of Rohilkhand , soon martial law
2576-466: The population respectively. As of 2011 Indian census, Nainital district had 809,717 (84.82%) Hindus, 120,742 (12.65%) Muslims, and 17,419 (1.82%) Sikhs. Languages of Nainital district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , the major first languages of the population were Kumaoni (48%), Hindi (39%), Urdu (6.6%), Punjabi (2.1%), Garhwali (1.6%), Bhojpuri (0.70%), and Nepali (0.63%). There are also speakers of Buksa , found in
2632-410: The south. The average land elevation is 424 m (1,391 ft) above sea level . According to the Bureau of Indian Standards , Haldwani falls under seismic zone 4 , in a scale of 2 to 5 (in order of increasing vulnerability to earthquakes). The Haldwani tehsil has an area of 958.6 square k.m, including both flat and hilly ground, and is in the Indian Standard Time Zone (UTC−5:30). When Haldwani
2688-410: The state to all major junctions. All trains start from Kathgodam which is a terminal of North Eastern Railway 's Izzatnagar Division and then reach Haldwani and proceed towards Lalkuan Junction . In 1883–84, the railway track was laid between Bareilly and Kathgodam. The first train arrived at Haldwani from Lucknow on 24 April 1884. Later, the railway line was extended to Kathgodam. Indian Railways
2744-413: The tree of "Haldu" (Kadamb), known to botanists as Haldina cordifolia. The Haldu trees were found in abundance around the city prior to deforestation of the region for agriculture and settlement. The place was regionally known as Halduvani until George William Traill took over as Commissioner of Kumaon and renamed it to Haldwani in 1834. The Bhabhar region, where the city is located, has historically been
2800-457: The west. Nainital district is located in the Kumaon Himalaya. The district has part of the Bhabar tract in its south, which is bordered to the north by the Sivalik hills . To the north of this is the Lesser Himalayas, with a maximum altitude of 2600m. The main river in the district is the Kosi , which forms part of the border between Almora and Nainital districts before entering Nainital district proper. It then flows through Nainital district to
2856-434: Was also the official language of the Kumaon Kingdom . Being part of the Indo-Aryan dialect continuum Kumauni shares its grammar with other Indo-Aryan languages like Dotyali , Nepali , Hindi , Rajasthani , Kashmiri and Gujarati . It shares much of its grammar with the other language of the Central Pahari group like Garhwali . The peculiarities of grammar in Kumaoni and other Central Pahari languages exist due to
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#17327910044042912-459: Was declared in the region by Sir Henry Ramsay (the Commissioner of Kumaon), and by 1858, the region was cleared of the rebels. The Rohillas, who were accused of attacking Haldwani, were hanged by the British at Phansi Gadhera in Nainital . Later, Ramsay connected Nainital with Kathgodam by road in 1882. In 1883–84, the railway track was laid between Bareilly and Kathgodam. The first train arrived at Haldwani from Lucknow on 24 April 1884. Before
2968-435: Was disestablished in 1904, and Haldwani was constituted as a Notified area . The first Hospital of the city was opened in 1912. Haldwani hosted the second session of the Kumaon Parishad in 1918. Protests against the Rowlatt Act and for Coolie-Begar Abolition were held all over the city in 1920 under the leadership of Pt. Tara Datt Gairola Raibahadur. Many processions were carried out in the city between 1930 and 1934 during
3024-408: Was founded in 1837, most of the early buildings were around Mota Haldu . The city gradually developed northwards towards the present Bazaar and Railway Station . The city had in the past seen haphazard development due to the absence of a development authority. Dozens of colonies were set up in the early 2000s without any regulation with narrow roads, making commuting a nightmare. The city ranked 395 in
3080-406: Was implemented in Haldwani in 1885 after which, it was declared a municipality on 1 February 1897. The Municipality of Haldwani was soon disestablished and Haldwani was constituted as a 'notified area' in 1904. In 1907, it got the status of town area. The Haldwani-Kathgodam Municipal Council was established on 21 September 1942, and was upgraded to a Municipal corporation on 21 May 2011. Currently it
3136-474: Was one of the districts separated to form the new state of Uttarakhand. According to the 2011 census , Nainital district has a population of 954,605. The district has a population density of 225 inhabitants per square kilometre (580/sq mi), and a population growth rate over the preceding decade at 25.1%. It has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.9%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.02% and 0.79% of
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